M4.0 earthquake 100 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 100 km W of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Dec 21, 1989, 1:22 PM GMT+2 (11:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE 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
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-21 11:22:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.716° N, 20.590° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3central Mediterranean Sea · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.7101 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.8105 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.619 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13415 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.154 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13406 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043cu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.