M3.6 earthquake 29 km E of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Mar 24, 1991, 6:04 AM GMT+2 (04:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 51 km SE of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-03-24 04:04:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.462° N, 27.537° 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
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Nearest places
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.816 km S of Émponas, Greece · 12974 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.1112 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12970 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.451 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 12965 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.899 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 12963 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.633 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 12926 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004pew. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.