Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 21 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece on Thu, Mar 2, 1989, 4:17 AM GMT+2 (02:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-03-02 02:17:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.240° N, 21.368° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt in the Kiparissia area.

From the USGS event page for usp0003sgc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.735 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13721 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.3Ionian Sea · 13699 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.54 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13692 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.615 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13688 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.915 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13686 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.427 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13679 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.316 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13674 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.929 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13673 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.078 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13730 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.858 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13733 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.210 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13742 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.332 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13743 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.212 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13743 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.5southern Greece · 13743 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.98 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13756 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.872 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13757 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003sgc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.