Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 53 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Sep 9, 2007, 5:42 AM GMT+3 (02:42 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-09 02:42:32 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.610° N, 21.160° 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 usp000fmr8. 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
67°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.260 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6960 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.310 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6958 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.06 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6954 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.659 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6936 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.19 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 6936 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.57 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 6936 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.45 km SSW of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 6934 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.46 km NNW of Pýlos, Greece · 6933 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.44 km WSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6930 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.43 km NNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6925 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.26 km NNE of Filiatrá, Greece · 6925 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.934 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6923 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.17 km WNW of Messíni, Greece · 6922 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 6919 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.44 km W of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 6913 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.5southern Greece · 6967 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.45 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6970 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.175 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6981 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.658 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6983 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.435 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6986 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.965 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6988 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.689 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6988 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.443 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6990 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.050 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6993 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmr8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.