M5.5 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on 30 Jan 2020, 01:28 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 Rhodes, about 145 km away in South Aegean, Greece.