Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km E of Skiáthos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km E of Skiáthos, Greece on Sun, May 14, 1989, 3:59 PM GMT+3 (12:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km N of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-05-14 12:59:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.164° N, 23.567° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13656 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.810 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13653 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.20 km N of Prokópi, Greece · 13652 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.720 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13648 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.74 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 13644 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.214 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 13644 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.38 km ENE of Roviés, Greece · 13624 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.06 km ESE of Istiaía, Greece · 13621 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.019 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13611 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.96 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13606 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.016 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13600 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.1Aegean Sea · 13659 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.220 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13660 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.124 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13668 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.014 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13668 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.210 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13669 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.811 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13669 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.813 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13669 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.319 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13669 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.111 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 13670 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.110 km E of Tríkeri, Greece · 13671 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.09 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13671 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.011 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.014 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13672 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.315 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13672 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.217 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.09 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13672 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.012 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13673 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.116 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13674 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.612 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13674 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.014 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13674 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003v7w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.