M5.9 earthquake - 149 km SE of Karpathos, Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 149 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on 19 Oct 2021, 05:32 UTC at a depth of 44 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 207 km away in South Aegean, Greece.