M5.4 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Dodecanese Islands, Greece on 20 Dec 2016, 06:03 UTC at a depth of 130 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Kos, about 51 km away in South Aegean, Greece.