Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 109 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 109 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Aug 31, 2006, 4:34 AM GMT+3 (01:34 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-31 01:34:42 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.990° N, 21.040° 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 usp000es4r. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.989 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.4134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.334 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.439 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.843 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.1108 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7282 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.243 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7343 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.656 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7344 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.211 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7349 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.673 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7361 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.678 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7362 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.784 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000es4r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.