M3.4 earthquake 28 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, Oct 21, 1989, 2:22 AM GMT+2 (00:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-21 00:22:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.650° N, 20.473° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.48 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 13495 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.219 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.018 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.9Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.4Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.314 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13488 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.224 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 13488 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.99 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.22 km N of Amfilochía, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.52 km ESE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.615 km SSE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 13486 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.111 km E of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.120 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.512 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.111 km E of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.20 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.117 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.05 km SSE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.417 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.223 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.127 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.340 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13464 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.95 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13449 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 3.333 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.142 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13502 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.112 km NE of Monastiráki, Greece · 13504 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.73 km ENE of Stános, Greece · 13510 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.94 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 13510 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.77 km S of Párga, Greece · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.35 km ENE of Archontochóri, Greece · 13519 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000411m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.