M6.4 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece on 15 Jul 2008, 03:26 UTC at a depth of 52 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rhodes, about 78 km away in South Aegean, Greece.