Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Sun, Dec 10, 1989, 12:06 AM GMT+2 (22:06 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-09 22:06:16 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.385° N, 25.034° 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 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km N of Andros, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.952 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.945 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.145 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.031 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.553 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.844 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.048 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.050 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.948 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.554 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.247 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.252 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.850 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.956 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.954 km W of Psará, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.94 km SW of Kými, Greece · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13421 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.327 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13408 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13387 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13466 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.1Aegean Sea · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042ww. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.