M5.5 earthquake near Flórina, West Macedonia

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Flórina, Greece on 9 Jan 2022, 21:43 UTC at a depth of 14 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Flórina, about 5 km away in West Macedonia, Greece.