M3.4 earthquake 25 km SE of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Fry, Greece on Wed, Sep 27, 1989, 10:51 PM GMT+2 (20:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-09-27 20:51:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.234° N, 27.095° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.062 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 13521 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.217 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13520 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.420 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13520 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.336 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13517 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.923 km N of Fry, Greece · 13507 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.127 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.131 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13491 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.561 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13469 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000403h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.