Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Mon, Sep 25, 1989, 9:35 AM GMT+2 (07:35 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km W of Methóni, 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
1989-09-25 07:35:46 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.868° N, 21.497° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Pilas area.

From the USGS event page for usp0004002. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.618 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13521 days ago · 55 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.942 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13516 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.527 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 13513 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.422 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 13512 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.517 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13508 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.37 km ESE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 13497 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.628 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13485 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.755 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13484 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.546 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.662 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.339 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.551 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.661 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.054 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13480 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.434 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13528 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.240 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13530 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.527 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 13534 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.555 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.130 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13538 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.333 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.914 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13545 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004002. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.