M3.6 earthquake 46 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 46 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Apr 24, 2003, 5:13 AM GMT+3 (02:13 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 61 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
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-24 02:13:39 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.390° N, 27.700° 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
- 135°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.445 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.334 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8509 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.161 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8506 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvuz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.