Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 78 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Mar 1, 1989, 11:59 AM GMT+2 (09:59 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-03-01 09:59:21 UTC
Depth
48.9 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.080° N, 20.453° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13728 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.735 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13719 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.3Ionian Sea · 13697 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.54 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13690 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.915 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13684 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.427 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13677 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.316 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.929 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13671 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.858 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13732 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.210 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13740 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.332 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13741 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.212 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13741 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.98 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13754 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.872 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13755 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003sfr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.