M5.1 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Astyp?laia, Greece on 26 Apr 2023, 20:00 UTC at a depth of 117 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Kos, about 101 km away in South Aegean, Greece.