M3.0 earthquake 18 km E of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km E of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Jul 4, 1989, 10:53 PM GMT+3 (19:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-04 19:53:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.881° N, 24.770° 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
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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.016 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13599 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.330 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13590 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.323 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13589 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.931 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 13573 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.837 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13573 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.411 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 13567 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.537 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 13546 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003wys. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.