Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth29 Aug 12:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.29 Aug 12:36: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 5.00 km (from 6.2 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards W.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 29, 2026 12:32:53 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 29, 2026, at 12:32 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.00Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.23°N / 27.58°ESouth Aegean, GreeceAlso near: Turkey 48 km (30 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.23°S / 152.42°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNisyros (55 km / 34 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoAug 29, 2026 12:32 GMT / Aug 29, 2026 12:32 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 36.23 / 27.58: Dodecanese Is.-Turkey Border RegionSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23321391',36.23000,27.58000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Dodecanese Is.-Turkey Border Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Rhodes, a town with 56,000 inhabitants in Greece, in 62 km (38 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Greece, Athens, 393 km (244 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(*)RegionCountry3 km (2 mi)E of epicenterChalki(pop: 313)IV: LightDodecanese, South AegeanGreece18 km (11 mi)SE of epicenterMonolithos(pop: 181)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece25 km (15 mi)E of epicenterEmponas(pop: 1,060)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece35 km (22 mi)E of epicenterApollona(pop: 982)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece35 km (22 mi)SE of epicenterKattavia(pop: 307)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece38 km (24 mi)SE of epicenterGennadi(pop: 655)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece41 km (25 mi)E of epicenterSoroni(pop: 1,270)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece42 km (26 mi)E of epicenterLardos(pop: 1,350)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece48 km (30 mi)E of epicenterArchangelos(pop: 5,400)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece49 km (30 mi)NE of epicenterSymi(pop: 2,350)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece55 km (34 mi)E of epicenterIalysos(pop: 11,300)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece57 km (36 mi)N of epicenterDatca(pop: 10,100)III: WeakDatca Ilcesi, MuglaTurkey58 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterMandraki(pop: 682)III: WeakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece62 km (38 mi)E of epicenterRhodes(pop: 56,100)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece66 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterOlymbos(pop: 400)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece70 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterSelimiye(pop: 1,310)II: Very weakMarmaris, MuglaTurkey78 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterPyli(pop: 2,430)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece78 km (49 mi)N of epicenterKos(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece80 km (50 mi)NW of epicenterKefalos(pop: 2,530)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterPserimos(pop: 80)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece93 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterMarmaris(pop: 33,700)II: Very weakMuglaTurkey96 km (60 mi)NW of epicenterKalymnos(pop: 12,300)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece393 km (244 mi)NW of epicenterAthens(pop: 664,000)I: 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 GMT2026-08-29EpicenterAgency4.05 km3.1 mi12:32:53DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 29, 2026 12:32 pm (Universal Time)4 minutes ago4.05 km0 km - This quakeDodecanese Is.-Turkey Border RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,200 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.19 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 16.5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 167 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,200 quakes per year (or 5.9 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake