Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Mar 6, 1991, 4:49 AM GMT+2 (02:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 48 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
1991-03-06 02:49:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.417° N, 27.282° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.816 km S of Émponas, Greece · 12973 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.899 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 12961 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.648 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12938 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13011 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13024 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nr1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.