M5.4 earthquake near Didim, Aydın

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece on 31 Aug 2022, 10:10 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Didim, about 40 km away in Aydın, Turkey.