M3.9 earthquake 15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Apr 14, 1989, 8:57 AM GMT+3 (05:57 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 3 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-04-14 05:57:06 UTC
- Depth
- 53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.586° N, 20.873° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.46 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 13685 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.419 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13683 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13677 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.316 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13673 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.929 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.839 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13667 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.843 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13665 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.524 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13664 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.510 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13653 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.626 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13651 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.98 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13645 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.794 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13645 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13638 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.415 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13635 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.637 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13634 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.23 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 13630 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.213 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 13630 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Várda, Greece · 13629 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.244 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13627 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003tya. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.