An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 4:30 p.m. (14.30 GMT) east, southeast of the Dodecanese island of Rhodes, according to a geological institute in Athens.
The quake’s epicenter was located 55 kilometers south, southeast of the capital of Rhodes, the same-day city, and with a depth of 60 kilometers.
A European institute, EMSC, measured the tremor at 5.3 on the Richter scale.