Greece earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 39 km W of Filiatrá, Greece

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 39 km W of Filiatrá, Greece on Tue, May 2, 1989, 12:03 AM GMT+3 (21:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-05-01 21:03:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.212° N, 21.145° 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 southwestern Greece.

From the USGS event page for usp0003urk. 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 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.843 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13666 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.524 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13665 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.533 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13662 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.510 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13654 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.98 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13647 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.794 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13646 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.415 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13636 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.637 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13635 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.213 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 13631 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.311 km SE of Várda, Greece · 13630 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.244 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13628 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13616 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.515 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13613 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.58 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 13612 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.929 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13673 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.316 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13674 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.427 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13678 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.915 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13686 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.54 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13691 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003urk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.