Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 30 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece on Wed, Aug 30, 2000, 12:38 PM GMT+3 (09:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-30 09:38:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.835° N, 28.129° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.524 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9519 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.914 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9495 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.742 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9488 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.936 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9485 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.145 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 9481 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.837 km ESE of Ródos, Greece · 9481 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.045 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9533 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.957 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 9538 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.042 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9554 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.041 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9556 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zd3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.