M3.6 earthquake 10 km E of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 10 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, May 25, 1999, 6:21 AM GMT+3 (03:21 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 47 km S of Mandráki, 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
- 1999-05-25 03:21:45 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.510° N, 27.330° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.837 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.518 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 9987 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.841 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9983 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.648 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9982 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.728 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9981 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.247 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9974 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.730 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9968 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.046 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9954 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.058 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 9948 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.854 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9944 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.840 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9936 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.036 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 9934 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098q3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.