Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 40 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, May 9, 2007, 7:33 PM GMT+3 (16:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Dodecanese Islands, 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
2007-05-09 16:33:32 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.860° N, 27.340° 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 usp000fbm3. 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
144°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.233 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.967 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7078 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.07 km NNE of Mandráki, Greece · 7074 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.450 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7074 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.830 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7074 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7074 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7074 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.428 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.162 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.527 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.436 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.760 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.665 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.535 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.733 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.950 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.944 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.110 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7071 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.417 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 3.324 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.516 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.213 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7069 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.324 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.311 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7068 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.237 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.415 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 3.413 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 4.431 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7059 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.254 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7054 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.222 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7054 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 3.252 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 3.010 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7049 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.411 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7049 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.314 km SW of Karpathos, Greece · 7045 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.257 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7045 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.513 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 4.018 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7044 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.119 km ESE of Kardámaina, Greece · 7044 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 4.216 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7043 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.047 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7042 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.17 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7041 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.323 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7041 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.334 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7040 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.260 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7040 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7039 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.123 km NNW of Émponas, Greece · 7036 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.414 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7034 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 3.648 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7030 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 3.859 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7029 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 3.470 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7028 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.746 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7028 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 3.641 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.442 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.519 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 4.067 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.535 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 3.944 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.039 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.447 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.112 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 7089 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.342 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7094 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.454 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7095 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7096 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.811 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7098 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.063 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7102 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.328 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7105 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7105 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.161 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7115 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbm3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.