M3.5 earthquake 11 km E of Leonídio, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Leonídio, Greece on Sun, Aug 6, 1989, 8:21 AM GMT+3 (05:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km S of Spétses, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-08-06 05:21:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.177° N, 22.984° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.111 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13571 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.84 km NNW of Ástros, Greece · 13558 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.26 km WSW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 13538 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.422 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 13513 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003y4q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.