Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 14 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece on Thu, Nov 23, 1989, 9:46 AM GMT+2 (07:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km E of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-11-23 07:46:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.361° N, 25.834° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

MD 4.0 (ATH)

From the USGS event page for usp00042ba. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.032 km S of Sitia, Greece · 13460 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.532 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13441 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.79 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13427 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.265 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13420 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.768 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13419 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.88 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.722 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.55 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 13413 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.750 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.4Crete, Greece · 13406 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.131 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.127 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042ba. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.