M3.8 earthquake 99 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 99 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Apr 8, 1991, 11:22 PM GMT+3 (20:22 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 128 km SSE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-08 20:22:19 UTC
- Depth
- 32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.805° N, 27.893° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 12949 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.751 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004q3f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.