M4.5 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean
2435 d ago · 17 Feb 2020, 07:10 UTC 75 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on 17 Feb 2020, 07:10 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 139 km away in South Aegean, Greece.
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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC
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