M4.0 earthquake 62 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Sep 28, 1989, 6:49 PM GMT+2 (16:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-09-28 16:49:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.958° N, 27.383° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.217 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13520 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.420 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13519 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.923 km N of Fry, Greece · 13507 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.127 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.131 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.635 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13461 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000404e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.