Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Mytilene, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Mytilene, Greece on Sun, Jul 16, 1989, 7:48 PM GMT+3 (16:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, 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
1989-07-16 16:48:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.125° N, 26.593° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13586 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.410 km NNE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13579 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.212 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 13577 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.27 km WSW of Agiásos, Greece · 13575 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.837 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13574 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.712 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13571 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.117 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13571 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.314 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.814 km WSW of Urla, Turkey · 13569 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.210 km NNW of Agiásos, Greece · 13564 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.68 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 13564 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.29 km WSW of Kalloní, Greece · 13564 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.414 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.537 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 13547 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.90 km NNW of Loutrá, Greece · 13595 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.33 km SW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13597 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.45 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13602 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.55 km E of Çandarl?, Turkey · 13609 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.314 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13610 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.911 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 13616 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.44 km NNW of Pámfila, Greece · 13617 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.58 km S of Alt?noluk, Turkey · 13624 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003xcj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.