M7.3 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on 9 Feb 1948, 12:58 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rhodes, about 130 km away in South Aegean, Greece.