M3.7 earthquake 42 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

Magnitude

3.7 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Aug 16, 2008, 8:12 AM GMT+3

UTC

2008-08-16 05:12:42 UTC

Depth

17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.610° N, 21.310° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000gesq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

255°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Kalamata, GreecePopulation 54,100. Forecast86 kmWSW
• Pátra, GreecePopulation 168,034. Forecast186 kmSSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast552 kmWSW

After

1. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 12:47 PM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.976 km S of Koróni, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 2:35 PM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
3. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 6:09 PM GMT+3 · 6620 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
4. 3.059 km S of Koróni, GreeceMon, Aug 18, 8:13 AM GMT+3 · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
5. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, GreeceMon, Aug 18, 6:27 PM GMT+3 · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
6. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, GreeceTue, Aug 19, 11:48 PM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
7. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 2:47 PM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
8. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 9:12 PM GMT+3 · 6617 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
9. 3.277 km S of Lithakiá, GreeceThu, Aug 21, 5:19 PM GMT+3 · 6617 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, GreeceThu, Aug 21, 10:19 PM GMT+3 · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
11. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, GreeceFri, Aug 22, 7:32 AM GMT+3 · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
12. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, GreeceSat, Aug 23, 4:33 AM GMT+3 · 6615 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
13. 3.6southern GreeceSun, Aug 24, 5:10 PM GMT+3 · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
14. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, GreeceSun, Aug 24, 5:28 PM GMT+3 · 6614 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 10:58 PM GMT+3 · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
16. 4.374 km S of Koróni, GreeceTue, Aug 26, 12:46 PM GMT+3 · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
17. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, GreeceTue, Aug 26, 3:30 PM GMT+3 · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
18. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, GreeceTue, Aug 26, 4:35 PM GMT+3 · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
19. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, GreeceWed, Aug 27, 7:01 AM GMT+3 · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
20. 3.243 km S of Koróni, GreeceWed, Aug 27, 8:07 AM GMT+3 · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
21. 3.286 km S of Koróni, GreeceThu, Aug 28, 7:00 AM GMT+3 · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
22. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, GreeceThu, Aug 28, 2:24 PM GMT+3 · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
23. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 11:36 AM GMT+3 · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
24. 3.292 km S of Koróni, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 9:26 PM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
25. 3.3Ionian SeaSat, Aug 30, 1:16 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.980 km S of Methóni, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 5:12 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
27. 3.354 km S of Koróni, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 1:52 AM GMT+3 · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
28. 3.364 km S of Methóni, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 5:54 AM GMT+3 · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
29. 2.684 km S of Methóni, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 11:04 PM GMT+3 · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
30. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 12:55 AM GMT+3 · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
31. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 4:55 AM GMT+3 · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
32. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 11:39 AM GMT+3 · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
33. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 3:34 PM GMT+3 · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
34. 3.584 km S of Methóni, GreeceMon, Sep 8, 11:04 PM GMT+3 · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
35. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, GreeceSun, Sep 14, 5:29 AM GMT+3 · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, GreeceSun, Sep 14, 11:03 PM GMT+3 · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
37. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, GreeceWed, Sep 17, 7:31 PM GMT+3 · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
38. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, GreeceThu, Sep 18, 5:33 PM GMT+3 · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
39. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, GreeceSun, Sep 21, 6:51 PM GMT+3 · 6585 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
40. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, GreeceThu, Sep 25, 6:49 AM GMT+3 · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
41. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Oct 2, 3:55 AM GMT+3 · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
42. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, GreeceTue, Oct 7, 7:21 PM GMT+3 · 6569 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 3.285 km S of Koróni, GreeceWed, Aug 13, 5:22 PM GMT+3 · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
2. 3.480 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceTue, Aug 12, 11:59 PM GMT+3 · 6625 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
3. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 8:30 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
4. 3.687 km S of Methóni, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, GreeceSun, Aug 10, 12:35 PM GMT+3 · 6628 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
6. 3.164 km S of Methóni, GreeceSat, Aug 9, 9:22 AM GMT+3 · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
7. 3.344 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceFri, Aug 8, 4:03 PM GMT+3 · 6630 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
8. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, GreeceFri, Aug 8, 5:39 AM GMT+3 · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
9. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 6:43 AM GMT+3 · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
10. 3.487 km S of Koróni, GreeceMon, Aug 4, 5:40 AM GMT+3 · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
11. 3.498 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceFri, Aug 1, 5:43 AM GMT+3 · 6637 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
12. 3.361 km S of Methóni, GreeceFri, Aug 1, 2:46 AM GMT+3 · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
13. 3.334 km SW of Epitálio, GreeceFri, Aug 1, 12:59 AM GMT+3 · 6637 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
14. 4.432 km SW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Jul 31, 11:38 AM GMT+3 · 6638 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
15. 3.08 km SSW of Zacháro, GreeceWed, Jul 30, 5:25 AM GMT+3 · 6639 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.249 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceTue, Jul 29, 12:24 PM GMT+3 · 6640 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.469 km S of Koróni, GreeceMon, Jul 28, 4:58 AM GMT+3 · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 3.659 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Jul 24, 1:04 AM GMT+3 · 6645 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
19. 3.372 km SSW of Methóni, GreeceThu, Jul 24, 12:53 AM GMT+3 · 6645 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
20. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, GreeceMon, Jul 21, 1:51 AM GMT+3 · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

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