M5.2 earthquake near Mytilene, North Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on 1 Feb 2021, 08:35 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 Mytilene, about 42 km away in North Aegean, Greece.