Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Aug 18, 1989, 2:50 PM GMT+3 (11:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 36 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-18 11:50:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.712° N, 21.269° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.836 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.645 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.3southern Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.231 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.439 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.452 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.447 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13538 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13528 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 4.2southern Greece · 13520 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13520 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13516 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.527 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 13513 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.422 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 13512 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13561 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.17 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13566 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.673 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13569 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ykh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.