Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 10 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Feb 1, 1991, 2:23 PM GMT+2 (12:23 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
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-01 12:23:07 UTC
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.415° N, 27.180° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13025 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13013 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12996 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.816 km S of Émponas, Greece · 12974 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13029 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.036 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13047 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13047 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.063 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004meg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.