M4.6 earthquake 60 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Apr 19, 2003, 11:55 PM GMT+3 (20:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-19 20:55:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.139° N, 27.707° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000bvj9. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 235
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.646 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8562 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8552 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.445 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8531 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8520 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.334 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8510 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.161 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8507 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvj9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.