M4.3 earthquake - 70 km SE of Karpathos, Greece

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on 10 Sept 2019, 07:06 UTC at a depth of 19 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 152 km away in South Aegean, Greece.