Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 4:37 AM GMT+2 (02:37 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km SSW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-17 02:37:55 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 27.150° 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 usp000cd1a. 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
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8323 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8322 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8321 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.221 km SSW of Émponas, Greece · 8307 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.018 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8304 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8301 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8373 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cd1a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.