M4.0 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece on 8 Jul 2018, 19:43 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 93 km away in South Aegean, Greece.