Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 14 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Oct 4, 2000, 1:40 PM GMT+3 (10:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km SSE 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
2000-10-04 10:40:40 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.620° N, 27.130° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.742 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9489 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.535 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9487 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.650 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9487 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.936 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9487 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.817 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 9483 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.825 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9482 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.743 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9479 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.025 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9447 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9444 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.042 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9440 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.974 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9440 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9437 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.524 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9521 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a188. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.