M5.0 earthquake near Ioánnina, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Asprángeloi, Greece on 16 Oct 2016, 00:09 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Ioánnina, about 16 km away in Epirus, Greece.