Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 56 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, May 28, 2002, 11:26 AM GMT+3 (08:26 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

Kos forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-28 08:26:40 UTC
Depth
107.9 km (67.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.012° N, 27.221° 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
146

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.636 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8852 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8843 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.129 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.937 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.613 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.926 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b53u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.