Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Mon, Aug 21, 1989, 1:17 AM GMT+3 (22:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-08-20 22:17:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.492° N, 21.052° 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.

How well it is located

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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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.18 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.231 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.23 km S of Kyllíni, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.439 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.452 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.815 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.447 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13556 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.744 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13555 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.261 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.231 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13554 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.740 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13554 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.24 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.936 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13554 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13553 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13552 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.5Ionian Sea · 13551 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.338 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13547 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.44 km WSW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13546 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13540 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13537 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13535 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13531 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13529 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 4.2southern Greece · 13522 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13522 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13518 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13509 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.60 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13504 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.49 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 13502 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 3.37 km ESE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 13498 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.317 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13557 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.645 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 5.836 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13557 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.340 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13559 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.650 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13562 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.412 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.448 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.17 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.134 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ypr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.