Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 19 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Dec 17, 1989, 2:15 AM GMT+2 (00:15 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 52 km WSW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-17 00:15:56 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.593° N, 27.024° 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.051 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.833 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13436 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.156 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.439 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13432 days ago · 144 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.137 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13431 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.550 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13427 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.956 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13427 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.79 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.335 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13426 days ago · 145 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.655 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13424 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.759 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13418 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.159 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13418 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.755 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13418 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.553 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13418 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.559 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13417 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.849 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13417 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.457 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13416 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.847 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13416 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.253 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13416 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.552 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13416 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.554 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13416 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.052 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.88 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.850 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.659 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.652 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13414 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.656 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.952 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 3.855 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.053 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.359 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.051 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.558 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.858 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.560 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 3.456 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.858 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.049 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 4.057 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 4.158 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 4.752 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 4.553 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 3.761 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.759 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.659 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 4.561 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 4.253 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 4.051 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.656 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 3.851 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 4.148 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.859 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 3.754 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.722 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.460 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 4.55 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 4.532 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13441 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.743 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.617 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.541 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.635 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13461 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.561 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004366. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.