M4.1 earthquake 38 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Mar 12, 1999, 5:59 AM GMT+2 (03:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km E of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-03-12 03:59:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.810° N, 27.010° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.08 km NNE of Mandráki, Greece · 10067 days ago · 156 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.921 km N of Fry, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.550 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.639 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 10055 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.844 km W of Émponas, Greece · 10053 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.333 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 10041 days ago · 160 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.519 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 10028 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.728 km N of Sitia, Greece · 10026 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00094bs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.