M3.9 earthquake 53 km WSW of Karpathos, South Aegean, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Karpathos, South Aegean, Greece at 02:43 local time (23:43 UTC) on 7 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.
Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.2
Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-07 03:54 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 3.9minor
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 4.2 - Depth
- 10 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-06 23:43:58 UTC
- Local: 7 Oct 2026, 02:43:58 (Europe/Athens)
- Epicentre
- 35.360° N, 26.659° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| KarpathosSouth Aegean, Greece · pop. 7,790 | 53 km | IIWeak |
| SitiaCrete, Greece · pop. 8,707 | 53 km | IIWeak |
| IrákleionCrete, Greece · pop. 137,154 | 138 km | INot felt |
| Karabağlarİzmir, Türkiye · pop. 479,338 | 338 km | INot felt |
| Konakİzmir, Türkiye · pop. 332,277 | 340 km | INot felt |
| İzmirTürkiye · pop. 2,938,292 | 342 km | INot felt |
| DenizliTürkiye · pop. 313,238 | 345 km | INot felt |
| MerkezefendiDenizli, Türkiye · pop. 280,341 | 346 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 38 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
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How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 11 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M3.9 releases about 32× the energy of M2.9, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 11 t of TNT vs 338 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
1 later earthquake within 30 km; the largest was M4.2 5 h 26 min ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M3.9
1 later earthquake nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.11 | 4.2 | 10 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id gfz2026tpsv. First recorded here 6 Oct 2026, 23:50:37 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tpsv); USGS (usgs:us6000u0md). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.9 earthquake 53 km WSW of Karpathos, South Aegean, Greece”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tpsv-m3-9-earthquake-53-km-wsw-of-karpathos-south-aegean-greece, data from USGS, GFZ.
JSON: /api/v1/events/gfz2026tpsv. SeismoAtlas is not an official warning service.