M4.5 earthquake 158 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 158 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Oct 10, 1973, 1:05 PM GMT+2 (11:05 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-10 11:05:35 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.395° N, 28.306° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp00003sh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.