Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 25 km S of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 25 km S of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 6:43 AM GMT+3 (03:43 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-18 03:43:10 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.280° N, 27.250° 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 usp000er7r. 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
176°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.126 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.328 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.48 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7346 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7344 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.147 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.218 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.31 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.313 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.720 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7339 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7334 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7329 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.318 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7324 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7321 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.612 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7317 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.37 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.729 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7312 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.533 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.851 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7306 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 4.074 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7299 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.28 km S of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.33 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7351 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.527 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7353 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7355 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.233 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7356 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.441 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.619 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.337 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7364 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.629 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7364 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7375 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.395 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7375 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.419 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7378 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.957 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.644 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.141 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er7r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.