Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Rhodes, Dodekánisos, South Aegean, Greece
4.8 quake 15 Oct 7:54 pm (GMT +3)

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Rhodes, Dodekánisos, South Aegean, Greece, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 28 km beneath the epicenter early evening on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, at 7:54 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS) at magnitude 4.7, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.7.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Lindos (pop. 720) located 85 km from the epicenter, and Lardos (pop. 1,300) 90 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Archangelos (pop. 5,400) located 94 km from the epicenter, Afantou (pop. 5,600) 99 km away, Rhodes (pop. 56,100) 110 km away, and Ialysos (pop. 11,300) 111 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 15, 2024 07:54 pm (Istanbul time) local time (15 Oct 2024 16:54 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.53°N / 28.67°E (Greece)
Primary data source: EMSC
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