Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 18 km E of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 18 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Apr 15, 2001, 4:15 AM GMT+3 (01:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Dodecanese Islands, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-15 01:15:42 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 27.420° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.722 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9286 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.943 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 9284 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.941 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9267 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.463 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9263 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.252 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9258 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.952 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9258 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.737 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.910 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9247 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.248 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9305 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.452 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9311 days ago · 152 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.064 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9313 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.941 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9318 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.754 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9327 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ad93. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.