Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 53 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 2, 2004, 5:12 PM GMT+3 (14:12 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 45 km N of Karpathos, 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
2004-04-02 14:12:35 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.240° N, 27.710° 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 usp000crh0. 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
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.122 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8214 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.244 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8214 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.235 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8210 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.633 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.741 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8189 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.942 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8187 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.660 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.122 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.129 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8173 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.323 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8172 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.541 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8165 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.845 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8164 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.542 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8160 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.141 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8157 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.634 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 8223 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.058 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8230 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.15 km W of Fry, Greece · 8244 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000crh0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.