Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 19 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Feb 11, 2001, 11:55 AM GMT+2 (09:55 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 23 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-11 09:55:37 UTC
Depth
49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.336° N, 27.154° 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.

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Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9346 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.249 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9345 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.716 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9344 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.860 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9338 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.754 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9327 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9319 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.941 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.064 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9314 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.452 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9311 days ago · 152 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.728 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 9366 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.0100 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9377 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.141 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9390 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.026 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9394 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9394 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9fu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.