M5.1 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece on 24 Jan 2019, 14:30 UTC at a depth of 48 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rhodes, about 43 km away in South Aegean, Greece.