Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 42 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 42 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Nov 2, 2005, 7:24 PM GMT+2 (17:24 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 91 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-02 17:24:41 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.440° N, 21.630° 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 usp000e3c2. 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
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.891 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7636 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.670 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7629 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7624 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.56 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7620 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.417 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7617 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7589 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.230 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.232 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.135 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7583 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.64 km NNW of Methóni, Greece · 7643 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.51 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7644 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.58 km ESE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7647 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.214 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7648 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.211 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7667 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.15 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7668 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3c2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.