Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 36 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Dec 15, 1989, 2:56 AM GMT+2 (00:56 UTC), 45 km (28 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-15 00:56:02 UTC
Depth
44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.506° N, 20.521° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.156 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.0100 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.728 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13428 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.3central Mediterranean Sea · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.7101 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.8105 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.4Ionian Sea · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.344 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13409 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.154 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.330 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.3Ionian Sea · 13406 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.47 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.123 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13393 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.050 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13389 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.35 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.1Ionian Sea · 13382 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.710 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13446 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.95 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13449 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.374 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.340 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13464 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.33 km N of Savália, Greece · 13469 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000432w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.