M3.4 earthquake 34 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Sep 18, 1989, 3:53 AM GMT+3 (00:53 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.
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
- 1989-09-18 00:53:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.420° N, 20.952° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2southern Greece · 13521 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13521 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13517 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13509 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.37 km ESE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 13497 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.219 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.018 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.9Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.4Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.314 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13489 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.224 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 13488 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.628 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13485 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.755 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13484 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.417 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.546 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.662 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.339 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.223 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.551 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.661 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.054 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.788 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13476 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.15 km N of Lálas, Greece · 13471 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.33 km N of Savália, Greece · 13469 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13530 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13539 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.338 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5Ionian Sea · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.336 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.936 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.740 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.231 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.447 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
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