Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 22 km S of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 22 km S of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 20, 2001, 10:07 PM GMT+3 (19:07 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-20 19:07:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.300° N, 27.210° 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.

Stations used
4

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9286 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.943 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 9284 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.941 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9267 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.463 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9264 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 5.252 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9258 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.952 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9258 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.659 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.737 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.694 km S of Fry, Greece · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.910 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9247 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.918 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9302 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.064 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9314 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.941 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9318 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adpk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.