Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 47 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Dec 12, 1989, 8:54 PM GMT+2 (18:54 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
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-12 18:54:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.352° N, 25.074° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.252 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.850 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.956 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.954 km W of Psará, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.94 km SW of Kými, Greece · 13435 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13424 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.327 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13411 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13390 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.554 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.948 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.050 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.048 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.844 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13447 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.553 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.147 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13447 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.031 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.145 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.945 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13447 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.952 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.255 km N of Andros, Greece · 13448 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.249 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13448 days ago · 43 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.117 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13467 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13469 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.1Aegean Sea · 13471 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000430n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.