M5.0 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Kos, Greece on 21 Jul 2017, 17:09 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 Kos, about 2 km away in South Aegean, Greece.