Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 60 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Dec 20, 2002, 5:44 AM GMT+2 (03:44 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-20 03:44:26 UTC
Depth
52.2 km (32.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.221° N, 27.783° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.947 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8677 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8669 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8710 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm0z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.