Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 26 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Jan 13, 2001, 9:53 AM GMT+2 (07:53 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 43 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Rhodes forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-13 07:53:40 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 27.090° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.666 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9389 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.728 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 9367 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.019 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9365 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.020 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9365 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.667 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9359 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.443 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9346 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.249 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9345 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.716 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9344 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.823 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 9342 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.860 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9339 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9395 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9397 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.829 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9414 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7kk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.