M3.9 earthquake 20 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Mar 8, 2003, 10:23 AM GMT+2 (08:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 60 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-08 08:23:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.680° N, 27.120° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.328 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8587 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.537 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.116 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8575 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.660 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8565 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.646 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8561 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 3.521 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.532 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8614 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.224 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8625 days ago · 152 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs6f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.