M4.9 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on 1 Feb 2019, 10:29 UTC at a depth of 10 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 110 km away in South Aegean, Greece.