M3.6 earthquake 33 km NW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, May 15, 1991, 4:01 AM GMT+3 (01:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SE of Karpathos, 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
- 1991-05-15 01:01:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.741° N, 26.981° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.751 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.416 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 12896 days ago · 148 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.621 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 12881 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rns. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.