M3.3 earthquake 40 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Nov 21, 1989, 7:58 AM GMT+2 (05:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 36 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-11-21 05:58:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.014° N, 20.046° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.95 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13449 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.710 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13446 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.236 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13440 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.156 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13428 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.344 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13409 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.223 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.417 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.224 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 13488 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.314 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13488 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.4Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.9Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.018 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.219 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13492 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004297. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.