M4.3 earthquake 55 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Dec 6, 1973, 9:51 PM GMT+2 (19:51 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-06 19:51:55 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.237° N, 27.726° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.763 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19281 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.375 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19265 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.264 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19253 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19301 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.443 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19305 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.125 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 19308 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.143 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19308 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.740 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19308 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004fa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.