Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 53 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Mon, Dec 11, 1989, 5:33 PM GMT+2 (15:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-11 15:33:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.349° N, 25.007° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.844 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.048 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.050 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.948 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.554 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.247 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.252 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.850 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.956 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.954 km W of Psará, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.94 km SW of Kými, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13423 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.327 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13410 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.031 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.145 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.945 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.952 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.255 km N of Andros, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.249 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 43 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.1Aegean Sea · 13469 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13474 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042z3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.