M3.5 earthquake 8 km W of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Tue, Mar 28, 1989, 12:21 AM GMT+3 (21:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 39 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-03-27 21:21:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.816° N, 20.607° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.610 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13701 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 13684 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.419 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13683 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.267 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13682 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.98 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 13673 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.739 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13663 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.626 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13650 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.88 km ENE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 13646 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.625 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13643 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003tc6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.