Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 31 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Sep 4, 2002, 8:12 PM GMT+3 (17:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 8 km NW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-04 17:12:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.770° N, 27.070° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.66 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.535 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.38 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8765 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.750 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.42 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.927 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8795 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.19 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.715 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.73 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 8821 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb8d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.