Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km NW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Nov 21, 2002, 12:02 AM GMT+2 (22:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 60 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-11-20 22:02:40 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.620° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8710 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.960 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8686 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.173 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8679 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8669 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8663 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj2h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.