Greece earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 40 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 1989, 5:38 AM GMT+3 (02:38 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-24 02:38:16 UTC
Depth
40.7 km (25.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.949° N, 20.104° 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 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.936 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.237 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.336 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.5Ionian Sea · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.338 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13547 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.968 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13540 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13504 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.142 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.428 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13496 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 5.231 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13554 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.231 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.3southern Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.412 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.134 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003yuj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.