Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Melíti, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Melíti, Greece on Thu, Dec 21, 1989, 9:04 PM GMT+2 (19:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km WNW of Xinó Neró, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-21 19:04:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.805° N, 21.631° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km SE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.54 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.63 km NE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13433 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.82 km W of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.81 km SSE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.5Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.71 km S of Léchovo, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.72 km SSW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13433 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.04 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.75 km NE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.41 km WNW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.24 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.92 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.75 km SW of Kozáni, Greece · 13431 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSE of Maliq, Albania · 13431 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Velventós, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.81 km SW of Pirava, North Macedonia · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Akriní, Greece · 13427 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.55 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.96 km WNW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13424 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.99 km NNW of Akriní, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.91 km NW of Lianovérgi, Greece · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.710 km WNW of Léchovo, Greece · 13396 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.86 km NE of Bogdanci, North Macedonia · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.35 km S of Kon?e, North Macedonia · 13390 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.62 km SSW of Mavrochóri, Greece · 13386 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.32 km NE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 13386 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.36 km NE of Mavrochóri, Greece · 13385 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.11 km WNW of Empório, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.65 km NW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.84 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.54 km NW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.11 km SW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.96 km SW of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.72 km NW of Kleítos, Greece · 13435 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.012 km SE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 13437 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.4Greece · 13437 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.618 km NNW of Bilisht, Albania · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.57 km NNW of Kleítos, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.99 km ENE of Akriní, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.62 km W of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.11 km NNW of Tsotíli, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.613 km NW of Nestório, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043dk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.