Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 63 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 4:33 AM GMT+3 (01:33 UTC), 10 km (6 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 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-23 01:33:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.660° N, 21.020° 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 usp000gf9y. 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
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6southern Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.161 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.561 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6586 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6570 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.277 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.525 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6621 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.742 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.480 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.344 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.963 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.332 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6636 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf9y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.