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M3.9 earthquake 97 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 97 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, May 31, 2008, 11:19 AM GMT+3 (08:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 82 km S of Koróni, 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
2008-05-31 08:19:49 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 20.920° 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 usp000g86q. 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
180°
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.342 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6699 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.662 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6699 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.583 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6698 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.1106 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6698 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.5116 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6697 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.371 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6697 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.255 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6694 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.482 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6694 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.046 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6694 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.546 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6693 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.358 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6693 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.2124 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6688 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.5109 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6688 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.263 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6687 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.368 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6687 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.773 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6686 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.912 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6685 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.453 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6684 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.494 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6684 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.013 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6683 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.562 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6683 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.460 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6683 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.565 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.375 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6678 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 5.277 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6678 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.377 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6678 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.979 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6678 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 5.682 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6678 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.660 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 4.992 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.593 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 3.476 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.783 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.784 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 4.195 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 4.869 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.791 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.482 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 4.567 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.259 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.465 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 3.891 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.779 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.288 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.778 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 3.172 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.982 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.437 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.466 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 3.472 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.684 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6676 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.672 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6675 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 3.693 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6674 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.690 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6674 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 3.687 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6674 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.586 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6673 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.3southern Greece · 6673 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.679 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6672 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 3.473 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6699 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.468 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6700 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.432 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6703 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.255 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6705 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.136 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6705 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.8104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6707 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.174 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6711 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.144 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6712 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.883 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.282 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6715 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.542 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6715 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.468 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6715 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.243 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6716 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.484 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6716 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.788 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6716 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.480 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6716 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.280 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6717 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.257 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6718 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.572 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6720 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.268 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6721 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g86q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.