M3.6 earthquake 89 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 89 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 9:30 AM GMT+3 (06:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 65 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-15 06:30:10 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.018° N, 21.671° 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 usp000fjr2. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.965 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6988 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.748 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6981 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.175 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6981 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.345 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6972 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.953 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6964 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.659 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6937 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjr2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.