Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 42 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece on Fri, Dec 22, 1989, 2:43 AM GMT+2 (00:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-22 00:43:42 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.940° N, 26.406° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.615 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.129 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.439 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13432 days ago · 144 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.335 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13426 days ago · 145 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.427 km NE of Firá, Greece · 13424 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.011 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13415 days ago · 159 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.82 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.017 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13402 days ago · 154 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.133 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.58 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 13387 days ago · 158 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.943 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.517 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 13439 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.743 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.28 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 13451 days ago · 159 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.429 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13460 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.624 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 13462 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.029 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 13464 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.422 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 13464 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.828 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 13464 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043e1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.