Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 177 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 177 km S of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, 10:58 PM GMT+3 (19:58 UTC), 22 km (14 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-05 19:58:38 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.240° N, 21.370° 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 usp000ggg3. 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
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.5105 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggg3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.