M3.0 earthquake 25 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km S of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Dec 15, 2008, 3:34 AM GMT+2 (01:34 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km ENE of Arfará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-15 01:34:05 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.590° N, 21.740° 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 usp000gqmf. 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
- 107°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.456 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6492 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.54 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 6488 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.813 km S of Kopanáki, Greece · 6486 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.318 km SSE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6481 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gqmf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.