M3.5 earthquake 19 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km S of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Jan 9, 1989, 4:50 AM GMT+2 (02:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 99 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-01-09 02:50:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.644° N, 21.701° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.12 km ESE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 13776 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.435 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13765 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.771 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13762 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.872 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 13755 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.5southern Greece · 13741 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.199 km S of Methóni, Greece · 13741 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.721 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13728 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003qp0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.