Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 161 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 161 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 2008, 8:58 AM GMT+3 (05:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-02 05:58:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.400° N, 21.300° 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 usp000gdnb. 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
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.392 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.487 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.5105 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.480 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6601 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.5102 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.3116 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.498 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.372 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6645 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.3105 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.4112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6659 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.383 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6659 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.378 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.872 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.766 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.674 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6661 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6662 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.988 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6662 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.785 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6662 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.973 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6664 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.581 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6666 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdnb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.