Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 42 km S of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 42 km S of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, May 2, 2004, 11:26 AM GMT+3 (08:26 UTC), 31 km (19 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
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-05-02 08:26:25 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.130° N, 27.280° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
273°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.660 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.122 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.129 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.323 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8172 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.541 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8164 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.845 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8164 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.542 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8160 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.141 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8157 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.022 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8154 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.162 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8153 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.19 km SW of Fry, Greece · 8149 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.514 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8149 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.425 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8148 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.56 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8147 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 8144 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.115 km N of Fry, Greece · 8141 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.219 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8137 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.015 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 8135 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.530 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8135 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.021 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8135 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.110 km E of Fry, Greece · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.439 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8132 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.930 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8131 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.740 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.48 km E of Fry, Greece · 8131 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.398 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8129 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.218 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8128 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.741 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8189 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.633 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8204 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.235 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8210 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.244 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8213 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.122 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8214 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.553 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8216 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctzr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.