Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 13 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Jun 8, 2005, 9:04 AM GMT+3 (06:04 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-06-08 06:04:50 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 21.690° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Kalamata area.

From the USGS event page for usp000dsgm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7781 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7779 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.259 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7772 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7771 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.328 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7763 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.8112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7763 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.350 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7760 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.211 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7758 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.05 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 7758 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.343 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7754 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.314 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.214 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7753 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.518 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7753 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.09 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7751 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.537 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7750 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.543 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7740 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.741 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7739 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.444 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7739 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.08 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7738 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.181 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7736 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7790 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7794 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7798 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7802 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7808 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7812 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dsgm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.