Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 22 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Apr 5, 2004, 10:39 AM GMT+3 (07:39 UTC), 22 km (14 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-05 07:39:03 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.310° N, 27.280° 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 usp000crra. 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
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.244 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8214 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.235 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8210 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.633 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.741 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8190 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.942 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8187 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.660 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.122 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.129 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8173 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.323 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8172 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8169 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.541 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8165 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.845 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8164 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.542 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8160 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.141 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8157 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.553 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8217 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.634 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 8223 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.058 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8230 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.725 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8230 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8235 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8242 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.15 km W of Fry, Greece · 8244 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000crra. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.