M2.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Neméa, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Neméa, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 11:22 AM GMT+2 (09:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NE of Áyios Adhrianós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-16 09:22:10 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.761° N, 22.700° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.19 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.89 km NNE of Ermióni, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.011 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.913 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.98 km SE of Sofikón, Greece · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Áyios Adhrianós, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13400 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.35 km NNE of Megalópoli, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.76 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.59 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.315 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.015 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.210 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 13466 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000434r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.