M3.1 earthquake 10 km NW of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Skiáthos, Greece on Sun, Nov 12, 1989, 4:12 AM GMT+2 (02:12 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-11-12 02:12:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.239° N, 23.418° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.91 km S of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13472 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.13 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.08 km SSE of Chálki, Greece · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.229 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.818 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13436 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.28 km WNW of Vamvakoú, Greece · 13436 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.94 km SW of Kými, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.42 km SSE of Zagorá, Greece · 13430 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.561 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 13427 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.917 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13425 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13422 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13421 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.422 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 13419 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041yp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.