Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 1989, 10:27 PM GMT+3 (19:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Ionian Sea. 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
1989-08-24 19:27:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.069° N, 20.039° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.336 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.5Ionian Sea · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.338 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.968 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13539 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.142 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13502 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.428 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.936 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.740 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 5.231 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13553 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.412 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13562 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.134 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.128 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13571 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003yvb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.