Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, May 20, 2003, 12:47 PM GMT+3 (09:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 61 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-20 09:47:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.830° N, 27.370° 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
191°, 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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.445 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.334 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8509 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.161 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8506 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.75 km SW of Kremastí, Greece · 8487 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.82 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 8477 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.413 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8477 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.411 km S of Datça, Turkey · 8539 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.029 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 8539 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8547 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.646 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8561 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxjx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.