M5.3 earthquake - 23 km S of Karpathos, Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 23 km S of Karpathos, Greece on 2 Jul 2026, 11:06 UTC at a depth of 10 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 157 km away in South Aegean, Greece.