M4.1 earthquake 126 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 126 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Sep 25, 1973, 7:29 AM GMT+2 (05:29 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 40 km E 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-25 05:29:40 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.854° N, 28.346° 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.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5158 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19346 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.740 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19314 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.443 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19311 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19306 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003ja. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.