Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km SW of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Askós, Greece on Sat, Feb 25, 1989, 5:08 PM GMT+2 (15:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km WNW of Sitagroí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-02-25 15:08:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.712° N, 23.318° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km SW of Askós, Greece · 13735 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.75 km S of Askós, Greece · 13735 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.517 km SW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 13734 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.39 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13734 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.19 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 13721 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.75 km WNW of Sitagroí, Greece · 13719 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.26 km WSW of Terpní, Greece · 13718 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.110 km E of Galátista, Greece · 13690 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.44 km S of Askós, Greece · 13676 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NNW of Arnaía, Greece · 13737 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.04 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13739 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.00 km WSW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 13739 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.59 km WSW of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 13739 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.53 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13763 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003sb3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.