M3.6 earthquake 38 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Jul 27, 2001, 7:57 AM GMT+3 (04:57 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-27 04:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.340° N, 27.590° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.935 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9195 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.729 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9150 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.857 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak8w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.