Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 27 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 4:55 AM GMT+3 (01:55 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 101 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-04 01:55:31 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.710° N, 21.430° 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 usp000ggc2. 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
172°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6595 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6591 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6587 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6584 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6577 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6571 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6610 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6613 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.6southern Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggc2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.