Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 119 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 119 km S of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Sep 18, 2008, 5:33 PM GMT+3 (14:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 95 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-18 14:33:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.750° N, 21.510° 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 usp000gh9q. 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
175°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6576 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6536 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6592 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6594 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6602 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6606 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh9q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.