M3.8 earthquake 105 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 105 km W of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Dec 31, 1989, 3:53 PM GMT+2 (13:53 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-31 13:53:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.664° N, 20.540° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.619 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13414 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.154 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13406 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.7101 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.3central Mediterranean Sea · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.0100 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.156 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.236 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13440 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043sv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.