M4.4 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on 4 Feb 2020, 02:10 UTC at a depth of 10 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 141 km away in South Aegean, Greece.