Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 36 km NE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 12:22 PM GMT+2 (10:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 48 km SSE of Mandráki, 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
2004-12-21 10:22:24 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.770° N, 27.450° 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 usp000db50. 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
149°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.648 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7949 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.93 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 7949 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.243 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7946 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.636 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7941 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.347 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7936 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.349 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7928 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.429 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7927 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.456 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7919 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.548 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 7917 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.113 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7905 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.28 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7903 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.651 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7900 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.011 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7966 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.07 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7966 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.541 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7975 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.463 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7982 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db50. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.