M5.3 earthquake 52 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Dec 19, 1972, 9:34 PM GMT+2 (19:34 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-12-19 19:34:28 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.310° N, 27.735° 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 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup766397. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.