M5.3 earthquake in Greece on July 2, 2026

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck on July 2, 2026 at 11:06 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 23 km south of Karpathos, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

5.3magnitude

10 kmdepth

11:06time UTC

11"felt it" reports

Live earthquake map →

Key facts

11 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Nearest cities

Heraklion (Greece)186 km
Aydin (Türkiye)290 km
Nazilli (Türkiye)309 km
Denizli (Türkiye)324 km
Izmir (Türkiye)347 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

Report to USGS (Did You Feel It?)Report to EMSC (LastQuake)

Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 1 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M4.5.

M4.5 · Aug 29, 12:32 UTC108 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 17 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.0 (October 30, 2020).

M7.0 · October 30, 2020292 km
M6.6 · July 20, 2017183 km
M6.5 · May 2, 2020183 km
M6.4 · October 12, 202190 km
M6.4 · July 1, 2009201 km