M3.2 earthquake 31 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 31 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Aug 21, 1989, 3:06 AM GMT+3 (00:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-08-21 00:06:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.435° N, 20.859° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.439 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.452 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.447 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.231 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.740 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.936 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.336 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5Ionian Sea · 13549 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.338 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13538 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13528 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.2southern Greece · 13520 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13520 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13516 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13508 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.37 km ESE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 13497 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.3southern Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.645 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.836 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.340 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13558 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13561 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.412 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13562 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.17 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.134 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ypt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.