Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 133 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 133 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Mar 18, 2008, 3:55 AM GMT+2 (01:55 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 72 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-18 01:55:10 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 21.100° 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 usp000g1qc. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.269 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6772 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.246 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6772 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.652 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.961 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.574 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.865 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.469 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6770 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.158 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6769 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.158 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.261 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6769 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.350 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.581 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6768 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.151 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6768 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.7southern Greece · 6768 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 5.072 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6768 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.683 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.977 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.377 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.892 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.665 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.453 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.678 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.869 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6767 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.246 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 4.380 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.465 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.169 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.863 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.661 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6766 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.779 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6765 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.199 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6765 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.678 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6765 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.394 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6764 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.954 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.349 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.152 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.153 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.070 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.158 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.472 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.779 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 3.657 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.350 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6763 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.668 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6763 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.756 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6763 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 3.462 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 3.252 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6763 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.458 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 3.463 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.475 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 4.568 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.577 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 3.668 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 3.375 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6762 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 3.352 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6761 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.447 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6761 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.857 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6761 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 3.564 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6761 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.148 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6761 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 3.688 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6773 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.573 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.468 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.566 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.764 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.579 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.470 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6775 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.682 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6776 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.452 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6776 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.353 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.484 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6777 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.555 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.398 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.179 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.489 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 5.188 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.386 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.650 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.656 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6777 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.781 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6778 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1qc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.