Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 14 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Dec 6, 2002, 6:51 AM GMT+2 (04:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-06 04:51:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.630° N, 27.280° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.960 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8686 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8683 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.173 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8679 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.947 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8677 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8668 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8646 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8710 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk6j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.