M3.9 earthquake 74 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Nov 29, 2000, 10:31 PM GMT+2 (20:31 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 82 km SE of Lárdos, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-29 20:31:05 UTC
- Depth
- 64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.175° N, 27.930° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9436 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.082 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9395 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.026 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9394 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a57h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.