M3.8 earthquake 67 km E of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 67 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Jul 18, 2001, 7:56 AM GMT+3 (04:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 142 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-18 04:56:29 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.400° N, 27.940° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.638 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9200 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.935 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9196 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.1142 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9166 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.857 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9151 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajs5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.