M3.9 earthquake 36 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Oct 14, 2000, 9:08 AM GMT+3 (06:08 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km N of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-14 06:08:09 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.640° N, 27.580° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.817 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 9481 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.825 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9480 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.743 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9477 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.025 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 9456 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9445 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9442 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.042 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9439 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.974 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9438 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1re. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.