Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 63 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 63 km S of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Sep 1, 2005, 6:45 AM GMT+3 (03:45 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-09-01 03:45:42 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.250° N, 21.670° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000dyfj. 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
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.566 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7699 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.43 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7689 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.85 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7684 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.511 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7677 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.410 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7676 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.870 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7675 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.237 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7675 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.211 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7667 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.58 km ESE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7648 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.51 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7644 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.64 km NNW of Methóni, Greece · 7643 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7725 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.289 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7730 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dyfj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.