M3.1 earthquake 8 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece on Thu, Jul 20, 1989, 4:17 AM GMT+3 (01:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km SSW of Neochóri, 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-20 01:17:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.426° N, 20.433° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.614 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 13586 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.210 km NNE of Kónitsa, Greece · 13586 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.424 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13585 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.128 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13571 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.215 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 13571 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.319 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Monastiráki, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.27 km NE of Préveza, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.04 km W of Amfilochía, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.49 km NNE of Monastiráki, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.66 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.19 km SSW of Neochóri, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.611 km SW of Menídi, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.6Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.59 km SSW of Neochóri, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.01 km E of Amfilochía, Greece · 13570 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.810 km NW of Anthiró, Greece · 13569 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.014 km NW of Anthiró, Greece · 13569 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.927 km WSW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 13550 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.322 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 13549 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Anthiró, Greece · 13544 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.511 km E of Gáïos, Greece · 13533 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 3.01 km SE of Archontochóri, Greece · 13594 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.74 km SSW of Konispol, Albania · 13603 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.430 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 13605 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.921 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 13609 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.87 km ENE of Konispol, Albania · 13614 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.89 km NNE of Kónitsa, Greece · 13615 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003xg3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.