Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Feb 1, 1991, 9:00 AM GMT+2 (07:00 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-01 07:00:59 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.423° N, 27.185° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13024 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13012 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12995 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.816 km S of Émponas, Greece · 12973 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.036 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.063 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004me0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.