M3.9 earthquake 45 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 26, 2002, 6:28 PM GMT+3 (15:28 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 56 km N 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
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-26 15:28:51 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.900° N, 27.360° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.343 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8910 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.926 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.613 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.937 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.129 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.556 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8892 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b37j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.