M3.8 earthquake 72 km SW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Feb 2, 1989, 8:24 PM GMT+2 (18:24 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 58 km S 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-02-02 18:24:06 UTC
- Depth
- 73.4 km (45.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.380° N, 21.109° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5southern Greece · 13741 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.199 km S of Methóni, Greece · 13741 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.858 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13732 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.078 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13728 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.721 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13728 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003rft. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.