Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 4 km NNW of Ástros, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Ástros, Greece on Sat, Aug 19, 1989, 1:34 PM GMT+3 (10:34 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km NNE of Chóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-19 10:34:19 UTC
Depth
77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
37.441° N, 22.698° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.26 km WSW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 13537 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.28 km SW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13526 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.011 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13526 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.112 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.312 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 13509 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.111 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13570 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.511 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 13571 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.813 km SW of Vília, Greece · 13575 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.46 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 13582 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.210 km SSE of Témeni, Greece · 13582 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ymd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.