M3.3 earthquake 32 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Feb 17, 1989, 1:30 AM GMT+2 (23:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 58 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-02-16 23:30:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.526° N, 21.111° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.93 km SW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13740 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.210 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13740 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.858 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13731 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.078 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13728 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.721 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13727 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.015 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13720 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.735 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13719 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.214 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13707 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.3Ionian Sea · 13697 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.54 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13690 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.615 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13686 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.214 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13686 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.915 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13684 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 13684 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.012 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13683 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 4.212 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13741 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.09 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13744 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.98 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13754 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.314 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13761 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.435 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13765 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003rzg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.