M3.0 earthquake 9 km S of Paramythiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km S of Paramythiá, Greece on Fri, Jan 13, 1989, 8:03 PM GMT+2 (18:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 20 km SSW of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-01-13 18:03:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.384° N, 20.529° 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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.63 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece · 13765 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 13750 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.910 km W of Pérdika, Greece · 13750 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.211 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13743 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.248 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13734 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.420 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 13724 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.716 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 13722 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.56 km NNE of Lepenoú, Greece · 13721 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.33 km N of Kónitsa, Greece · 13778 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.24 km ENE of Anéza, Greece · 13778 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.614 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 13785 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.636 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 13785 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.013 km N of Kalpáki, Greece · 13787 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.34 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13787 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.48 km S of Prámanta, Greece · 13788 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003quw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.