M3.5 earthquake 33 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, May 8, 1989, 1:22 PM GMT+3 (10:22 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 44 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
- 3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-05-08 10:22:54 UTC
- Depth
- 28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.688° N, 21.365° 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
- 3.794 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13644 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.637 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13633 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.244 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13626 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13614 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.5102 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13611 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003v1a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.