M3.7 earthquake 143 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 143 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Oct 11, 2002, 1:43 AM GMT+3 (22:43 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 Dodecanese Islands, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-10 22:43:34 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.590° N, 28.320° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be7m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.