M3.9 earthquake 89 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Oct 6, 2001, 3:03 PM GMT+3 (12:03 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2001-10-06 12:03:43 UTC
- Depth
- 61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.784° N, 27.661° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 17
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
- 3.840 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9127 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.640 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9124 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.845 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9095 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aqas. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.