M3.3 earthquake 3 km NNW of Samos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Samos, Greece on Mon, Oct 2, 1989, 11:08 PM GMT+2 (21:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Menemen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-02 21:08:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.780° N, 26.959° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.79 km WNW of Menemen, Turkey · 13515 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 13514 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.413 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13502 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.15 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 13483 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.17 km SE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13479 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.05 km NW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.513 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13460 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.514 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13460 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004093. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.