M4.1 earthquake 25 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Nov 12, 1973, 9:54 AM GMT+2 (07:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 43 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
- 1973-11-12 07:54:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.287° N, 27.299° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.443 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19305 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19300 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.132 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 19284 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.355 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19283 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.763 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19281 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.375 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19265 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.264 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19252 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000044r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.