Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 56 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 3:33 PM GMT+3 (12:33 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-30 12:33:15 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.970° N, 26.950° 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 usp000c3qr. 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.

Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.456 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.47 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8463 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.89 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.712 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8459 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.350 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8458 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8438 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.030 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8438 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.258 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.535 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.734 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.614 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8428 days ago · 157 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 5.313 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8419 days ago · 155 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.413 km SE of Kardámaina, Greece · 8417 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.228 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.026 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8414 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8406 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.412 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.613 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.912 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.413 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8466 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.116 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8466 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.824 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8475 days ago · 167 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.413 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8478 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.82 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 8478 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3qr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.