M2.9 earthquake 9 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece on Sun, Oct 29, 1989, 9:29 PM GMT+2 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 18 km SSE of Anthiró, 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-29 19:29:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.982° N, 20.959° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.22 km N of Amfilochía, Greece · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.52 km ESE of Menídi, Greece · 13487 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.615 km SSE of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 13487 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.111 km E of Menídi, Greece · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.120 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.512 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.111 km E of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.20 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.117 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.05 km SSE of Menídi, Greece · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.06 km NW of Antirrio, Greece · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.618 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 13479 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.127 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13468 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.117 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13467 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.211 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13454 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.014 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.95 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13450 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Kallíthiro, Greece · 13441 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.35 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 13440 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.723 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.00 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.515 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 3.16 km W of Kerasochóri, Greece · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.4Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.9Greece · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 13495 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.428 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.333 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13496 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.73 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13500 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.142 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13503 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.112 km NE of Monastiráki, Greece · 13504 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.73 km ENE of Stános, Greece · 13511 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.94 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 13511 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.77 km S of Párga, Greece · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041en. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.