Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 101 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Sep 17, 2008, 7:31 PM GMT+3 (16:31 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

Kalamata forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-17 16:31:25 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.903° N, 21.656° 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 usp000gh7m. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6577 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6536 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6592 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6595 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6603 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6606 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh7m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.