M3.0 earthquake 0 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 5:20 PM GMT+2 (15:20 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-16 15:20:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.393° N, 21.826° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.19 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.011 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13430 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.020 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.82 km NNE of Panaitólion, Greece · 13424 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13421 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.913 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 13420 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.09 km SE of Galatás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 13389 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.47 km W of Kandíla, Greece · 13386 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 2.723 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.35 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Kallíthiro, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.59 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.315 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13454 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.15 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13456 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.015 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.210 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 13466 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.117 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13467 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000435e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.