Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 29 km S of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km S of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Feb 7, 1999, 8:49 AM GMT+2 (06:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km ENE of Fry, 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
1999-02-07 06:49:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.246° N, 27.191° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 10099 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.936 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 10099 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.536 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 10083 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.864 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 10083 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.39 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 10082 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.848 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 10081 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.855 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.550 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.138 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.921 km N of Fry, Greece · 10066 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.550 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 10066 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.639 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 10056 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.217 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 10108 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.846 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 10112 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.760 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 10120 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 10120 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 10121 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092dj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.