M5.1 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece on 3 Oct 2019, 04:44 UTC at a depth of 18 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 36 km away in South Aegean, Greece.