Strong Undersea Quake Rattles Rhodes

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was centered on the seabed 259 miles southeast of the capital between Rhodes and the island of Karpathos. It occurred at 9:01 a.m.

A quake of magnitude 2.5 to 3 is the smallest generally felt by people. A quake of magnitude 5 can cause moderate damage.