M5.0 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece on 5 Oct 2019, 14:51 UTC at a depth of 76 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Rhodes, about 54 km away in South Aegean, Greece.