M5.1 earthquake 43 km E of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Nov 12, 1973, 2:11 AM GMT+2 (00:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-12 00:11:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.575° N, 27.685° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.125 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 19315 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.443 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19313 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19308 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.355 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19291 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.763 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19289 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.375 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19273 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.264 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19260 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000044h (also filed as iscgem754355). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.