Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 41 km depth2 Mar 05:02 UTC: First to report: AUTH after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 2, 2026 04:58:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Mar 2, 2026, at 04:58 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.4Depth41 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude35.3304°N / 27.8053°EGreeceSeismic antipode35.3304°S / 152.195°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceAUTH (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab.)Nearest volcanoNisyros (150 km / 93 mi)Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.4 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoMar 2, 2026 04:58 GMT / Mar 2, 2026 04:58 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 35.33043 / 27.80526: S of Rhodes Isl. - SE GreeceSource: AUTHDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22765766',35.33043,27.80526,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.4, S of Rhodes Isl. - SE Greece',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in CreteNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Karpathos, a town with 2,200 inhabitants in Greece, in 57 km (36 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Greece, Athens, 468 km (291 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry57 km (36 mi)W of epicenterKarpathos(pop: 2,240)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterKattavia(pop: 307)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece73 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterOlymbos(pop: 400)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece78 km (48 mi)N of epicenterGennadi(pop: 655)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterAgia Marina(pop: 444)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterLardos(pop: 1,350)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece89 km (55 mi)N of epicenterMonolithos(pop: 181)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterEmponas(pop: 1,060)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterChalki(pop: 313)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece102 km (64 mi)N of epicenterArchangelos(pop: 5,400)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterApollona(pop: 982)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterSoroni(pop: 1,270)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece125 km (77 mi)N of epicenterIalysos(pop: 11,300)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterRhodes(pop: 56,100)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece142 km (88 mi)W of epicenterPalekastro(pop: 1,090)I: Not feltLasithi, CreteGreece143 km (89 mi)N of epicenterSymi(pop: 2,350)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece155 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterMandraki(pop: 682)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece155 km (96 mi)W of epicenterSitia(pop: 8,710)I: Not feltLasithi, CreteGreece155 km (96 mi)N of epicenterSelimiye(pop: 1,310)I: Not feltMarmaris, MuglaTurkey157 km (98 mi)N of epicenterDatca(pop: 10,100)I: Not feltDatca Ilcesi, MuglaTurkey174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterSarigerme(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltOrtaca Ilcesi, MuglaTurkey175 km (109 mi)N of epicenterMarmaris(pop: 33,700)I: Not feltMuglaTurkey175 km (109 mi)NW of epicenterKefalos(pop: 2,530)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece176 km (110 mi)N of epicenterAntimacheia(pop: 2,250)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterKalkan(pop: 3,000)I: Not feltKas Ilcesi, AntalyaTurkey180 km (112 mi)N of epicenterKos(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece181 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterCavdir(pop: 3,830)I: Not feltKas Ilcesi, AntalyaTurkey183 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterDalaman(pop: 19,300)I: Not feltMuglaTurkey183 km (114 mi)NE of epicenterDalyan(pop: 5,000)I: Not feltOrtaca Ilcesi, MuglaTurkey188 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterFethiye(pop: 60,400)I: Not feltMuglaTurkey189 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterGoecek(pop: 4,500)I: Not feltFethiye, MuglaTurkey189 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterAstypalaia(pop: 1,130)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece189 km (117 mi)NE of epicenterOrtaca(pop: 19,700)I: Not feltMuglaTurkey190 km (118 mi)NE of epicenterYaniklar(pop: 2,600)I: Not feltFethiye, MuglaTurkey192 km (119 mi)NE of epicenterKas(pop: 7,800)I: Not feltKas Ilcesi, AntalyaTurkey195 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterKalymnos(pop: 12,300)I: Not feltDodecanese, South AegeanGreece205 km (128 mi)NE of epicenterKasaba(pop: 1,580)I: Not feltKas Ilcesi, AntalyaTurkey216 km (134 mi)NE of epicenterGoembe(pop: 1,260)I: Not feltKas Ilcesi, AntalyaTurkey221 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterElmali(pop: 1,270)I: Not feltCameli Ilcesi, DenizliTurkey468 km (291 mi)NW of epicenterAthens(pop: 664,000): Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreeceNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-2EpicenterAgency3.4841 km25 mi04:58:31.984S of Rhodes Isl. - SE GreeceAUTH (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab.)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 591 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.77 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 14.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 110 quakes per year (or 9.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 459 quakes per year (or 38.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 590 quakes per year (or 49 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 2000, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake