M4.7 earthquake 36 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Nov 19, 1973, 9:28 AM GMT+2 (07:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-19 07:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.369° N, 27.582° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.355 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19291 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.763 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19289 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.375 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19273 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.264 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19260 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000046t (also filed as iscgem754556). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.