Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km S of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km S of Askós, Greece on Sat, Feb 25, 1989, 5:40 PM GMT+2 (15:40 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-02-25 15:40:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.699° N, 23.387° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517 km SW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 13735 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.39 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13735 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.19 km NE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 13722 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.75 km WNW of Sitagroí, Greece · 13720 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.26 km WSW of Terpní, Greece · 13719 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.110 km E of Galátista, Greece · 13691 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.44 km S of Askós, Greece · 13677 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SW of Askós, Greece · 13736 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.97 km SW of Askós, Greece · 13736 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNW of Arnaía, Greece · 13738 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.04 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13740 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.00 km WSW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 13740 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.59 km WSW of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 13740 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.53 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13764 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003sb6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.