Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 69 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 69 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 3:52 AM GMT+2 (01:52 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 63 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-17 01:52:18 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° 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 usp000f2u4. 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
229°, 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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.446 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7187 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.547 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7185 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.647 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7184 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7182 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  6. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.470 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.7163 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.231 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7171 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.380 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7170 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.231 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7167 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.428 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7165 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.253 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7154 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.111 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7149 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.847 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7149 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.191 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7148 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.744 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7143 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.429 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.250 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7210 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.430 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7212 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.310 km ESE of Methóni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7222 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.223 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7225 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2u4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.