M4.7 earthquake 76 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Dec 30, 2001, 6:06 AM GMT+2 (04:06 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-30 04:06:31 UTC
- Depth
- 64.3 km (40.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.836° N, 27.391° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in Messinia, Greece.
From the USGS event page for usp000avhk. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 134
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.574 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 8987 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9047 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9055 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9060 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.7eastern Mediterranean Sea · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9064 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avhk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.