M3.9 earthquake 52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, May 29, 2001, 3:46 PM GMT+3 (12:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 61 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-29 12:46:24 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.620° N, 27.780° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.737 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.910 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9247 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.761 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9233 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.966 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9231 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.867 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9208 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.638 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9199 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afr1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.