M5.6 earthquake 53 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Apr 17, 1969, 1:21 AM GMT+2 (23:21 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-04-16 23:21:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.234° N, 27.704° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.358 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 20983 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.343 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 20969 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.551 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 20968 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 20956 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem809914. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.