M3.4 earthquake 27 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Apr 22, 1989, 1:20 AM GMT+3 (22:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km W of Filiatrá, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-04-21 22:20:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.537° N, 20.621° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.316 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.929 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13671 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.839 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13667 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.843 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13664 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.524 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13664 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.510 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13653 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.626 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13651 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.98 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13645 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.794 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13644 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13638 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.415 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13634 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.637 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13633 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.213 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 13630 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Várda, Greece · 13628 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.244 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13626 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.010 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13620 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 3.419 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13683 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 13684 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.915 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13684 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.54 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13690 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.3Ionian Sea · 13697 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003u79. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.