M3.3 earthquake 33 km SW of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Fri, Oct 20, 1989, 4:00 PM GMT+2 (14:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 28 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-20 14:00:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.982° N, 19.915° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.428 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 13495 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.4Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.99 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.127 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.17 km NE of Ksamil, Albania · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004113. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.