Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 37 km WNW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Sat, Aug 5, 1989, 9:53 PM GMT+3 (18:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-05 18:53:19 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.342° N, 25.563° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.210 km NNW of Agiásos, Greece · 13563 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.68 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.29 km WSW of Kalloní, Greece · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.414 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 13562 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.537 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.144 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 13521 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.423 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 13516 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.27 km WSW of Agiásos, Greece · 13573 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.515 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13585 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.323 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13589 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.330 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13590 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.63 km ENE of Mytilene, Greece · 13593 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.90 km NNW of Loutrá, Greece · 13594 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003y3u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.