Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 80 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 11:59 PM GMT+3 (20:59 UTC), 21 km (13 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
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-12 20:59:58 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° N, 21.230° 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 usp000gegz. 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
178°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.742 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.6southern Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.5105 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.344 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.487 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.2161 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6636 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.5102 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.3116 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.498 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.361 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.432 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.249 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6640 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.659 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6645 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.372 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6645 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.2southern Greece · 6649 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.342 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gegz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.