M2.8 earthquake 40 km W of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 40 km W of Psará, Greece on Mon, Jun 19, 1989, 4:09 AM GMT+3 (01:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km S of Eresós, 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
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-06-19 01:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.494° N, 25.101° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.710 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 13616 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.036 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 13612 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.018 km E of Skýros, Greece · 13606 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.33 km SW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13597 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.330 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13592 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.323 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13591 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.515 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13586 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003wdx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.