Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 50 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Aug 16, 1989, 3:49 AM GMT+3 (00:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 36 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-16 00:49:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.292° N, 21.037° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.340 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13558 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.836 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.645 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.3southern Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.231 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.439 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.452 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.447 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.5Ionian Sea · 13549 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13538 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13528 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.2southern Greece · 13520 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13520 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13516 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13508 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.17 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.51 km ENE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13590 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003yh5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.