M2.9 earthquake 13 km SW of Aígio, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Aígio, Greece on Tue, Dec 26, 1989, 5:30 AM GMT+2 (03:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NE of Áyios Adhrianós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-26 03:30:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.145° N, 21.993° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.020 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.82 km NNE of Panaitólion, Greece · 13423 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13420 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.913 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Áyios Adhrianós, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.09 km SE of Galatás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13400 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.08 km SSW of Trípoli, Greece · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.511 km SE of Trípoli, Greece · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.911 km E of Kalávryta, Greece · 13374 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.811 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 13374 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.113 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.021 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13369 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.011 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.728 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.19 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.00 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.723 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.87 km SSE of Neméa, Greece · 13438 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.35 km NNE of Megalópoli, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.76 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.35 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.59 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.315 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13452 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13454 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.15 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13455 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.015 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043jw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.