Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 67 km SE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, May 17, 2007, 2:10 PM GMT+3 (11:10 UTC), 8 km (5 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
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-17 11:10:35 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 27.730° 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 usp000fc5d. 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
104°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.830 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7074 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 5.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7074 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7074 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.428 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.162 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.527 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.436 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.760 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.665 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.535 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.733 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.950 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.944 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7071 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.357 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.417 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.324 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.516 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.324 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.311 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7068 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.237 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.415 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.413 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.222 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7054 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.010 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.411 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7049 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.314 km SW of Karpathos, Greece · 7046 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.513 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.216 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7043 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.047 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7042 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 3.17 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7041 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.414 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7034 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7029 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 3.859 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7029 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.470 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7029 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.746 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7028 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.349 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7028 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 3.641 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.442 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.519 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 4.067 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.535 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.944 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7026 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 3.653 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7022 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 3.0101 km S of Fry, Greece · 7020 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.233 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.140 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.039 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.342 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7094 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.454 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7095 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.811 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.063 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7102 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.328 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7105 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fc5d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.