M2.7 earthquake 23 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 1:52 PM GMT+2 (11:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-16 11:52:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.734° N, 21.965° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.00 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.19 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.55 km WNW of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 13436 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.28 km WNW of Vamvakoú, Greece · 13435 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.011 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.020 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.82 km NNE of Panaitólion, Greece · 13423 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13421 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.913 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.08 km SE of Zárkos, Greece · 13410 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.09 km SE of Galatás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13400 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.47 km W of Kandíla, Greece · 13385 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 3.35 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Kallíthiro, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.59 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.315 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13454 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.15 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13455 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.015 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.210 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 13466 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.117 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13466 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000434z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.