Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 21 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Dec 21, 2005, 8:43 PM GMT+2 (18:43 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 52 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-21 18:43:37 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 21.520° 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 usp000e6jr. 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
225°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km ESE of Kréstena, Greece · 7589 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7574 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.315 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7567 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.96 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7565 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7558 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.796 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7555 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.852 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7540 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.755 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7590 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.939 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7598 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.065 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7598 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.264 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7598 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.118 km WSW of Karyés, Greece · 7612 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.43 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7616 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.417 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7618 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.445 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7620 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6jr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.