Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 27 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Feb 27, 2004, 10:52 AM GMT+2 (08:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km SSE of Astypálaia, 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
2004-02-27 08:52:37 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.750° N, 27.180° 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 usp000cng7. 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
126°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km W of Fry, Greece · 8244 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 8243 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8243 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8236 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.436 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8235 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.553 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8233 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.725 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8231 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.058 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8230 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8226 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.634 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 8224 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.553 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8218 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.122 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8215 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.244 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8214 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.235 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8211 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.633 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8261 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8265 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.320 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8271 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.266 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.828 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8272 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.165 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.210 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.426 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8279 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.751 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8282 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cng7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.