Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 47 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Aug 22, 1989, 7:09 AM GMT+3 (04:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km W of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-22 04:09:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.312° N, 20.988° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.5Ionian Sea · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13538 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13528 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.2southern Greece · 13520 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13520 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13516 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13508 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.37 km ESE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 13497 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.452 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.439 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.231 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.3southern Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.645 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.836 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.340 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13558 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13561 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.17 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003yrp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.