Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 43 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 3:34 PM GMT+3 (12:34 UTC), 29 km (18 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-04 12:34:14 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.710° N, 21.240° 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 usp000ggd6. 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
303°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6585 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6569 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.561 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.161 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggd6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.