Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 50 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Dec 8, 1989, 7:07 PM GMT+2 (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-08 17:07:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.301° N, 21.047° 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 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13447 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.236 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13440 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.76 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.156 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.0100 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.728 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13428 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.3central Mediterranean Sea · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.7101 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.8105 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13416 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.619 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13415 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.4Ionian Sea · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.154 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.330 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.3Ionian Sea · 13407 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.47 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.35 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 13389 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.374 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.33 km N of Savália, Greece · 13469 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.15 km N of Lálas, Greece · 13472 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.788 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13477 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042vt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.