M5.0 earthquake near Sparta, Peloponnese

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece on 16 May 2018, 22:30 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 Sparta, about 77 km away in Peloponnese, Greece.