M4.8 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on 29 Apr 2019, 04:43 UTC at a depth of 31 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rhodes, about 128 km away in South Aegean, Greece.