Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 41 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Nov 15, 2003, 3:15 PM GMT+2 (13:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-15 13:15:12 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.860° N, 27.370° 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 usp000ccx2. 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
149°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.515 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8353 days ago · 146 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.320 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8353 days ago · 163 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.840 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8331 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8323 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8322 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8321 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.122 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 8320 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.425 km SSW of Datça, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.221 km SSW of Émponas, Greece · 8307 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.018 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8304 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8301 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8373 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.612 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece · 8381 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.29 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8384 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccx2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.