M3.8 earthquake 67 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 67 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Jul 24, 1999, 1:08 PM GMT+3 (10:08 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km SE 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-07-24 10:08:36 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.360° N, 27.940° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.844 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 9932 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.853 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9921 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.844 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9921 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.919 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9921 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009c1k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.