Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 28 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Oct 31, 1989, 9:20 AM GMT+2 (07:20 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-10-31 07:20:27 UTC
Depth
52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.676° N, 21.437° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.755 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13484 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.546 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.662 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.339 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.551 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.661 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.054 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.374 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.0100 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.3central Mediterranean Sea · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.7101 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.422 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 13512 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.527 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 13514 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041hd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.