Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 70 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 70 km S of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 7:02 AM GMT+2 (05:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-12 05:02:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.190° N, 21.580° 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 usp000e40b. 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
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7624 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.56 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7620 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.417 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7617 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7590 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7573 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.891 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7636 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.742 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7639 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.64 km NNW of Methóni, Greece · 7643 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.51 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7644 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e40b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.