M5.7 earthquake 34 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Oct 30, 1957, 3:43 AM GMT+2 (01:43 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 54 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-10-30 01:43:03 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.205° N, 27.314° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.45
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem887445. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.