Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 7:08 AM GMT+3 (04:08 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 27 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-17 04:08:08 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.630° N, 27.110° 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
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.724 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.715 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.927 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8795 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.42 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8852 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.7Crete, Greece · 8854 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.636 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b88h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.