Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 95 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 3:55 AM GMT+3 (00:55 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-10-02 00:55:12 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.010° N, 21.330° 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 usp000gj3u. 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
61°
Stations used
168

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6535 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6601 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gj3u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.