M3.0 earthquake 2 km ESE of Polykárpi, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Polykárpi, Greece on Wed, Jan 4, 1989, 6:52 AM GMT+2 (04:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km W of Áno Kómi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-01-04 04:52:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.919° N, 22.043° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.015 km ENE of Kilkís, Greece · 13785 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.610 km WNW of Erátyra, Greece · 13771 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.47 km SE of Valandovo, North Macedonia · 13771 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.913 km NNW of Kon?e, North Macedonia · 13753 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.22 km S of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 13750 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.66 km W of ?aška, North Macedonia · 13745 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.71 km W of Áno Kómi, Greece · 13742 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.74 km ENE of Áno Kómi, Greece · 13742 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Aianí, Greece · 13741 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.00 km WSW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 13739 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 3.12 km WNW of Livaderó, Greece · 13800 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.00 km WSW of Lagkadás, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.13 km N of Nisí, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.12 km NNW of Nisí, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.31 km SSE of Aigínio, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.12 km S of Aigínio, Greece · 13804 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.04 km NNE of Nisí, Greece · 13805 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.72 km NE of Nisí, Greece · 13812 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.22 km ENE of Nisí, Greece · 13815 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.16 km WSW of Mikró Monastíri, Greece · 13815 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003qg8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.