M3.7 earthquake 63 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Dec 8, 1973, 11:02 PM GMT+2 (21:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 75 km SE 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-08 21:02:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.163° N, 27.769° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.375 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19272 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.264 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 19259 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
Before
- 4.355 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19290 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.736 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 19307 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.443 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19312 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.125 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 19314 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.143 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19314 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.740 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 19314 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004fz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.