M4.2 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 33 km N of Mýrina, Greece on 7 Jan 2021, 00:58 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kavála, about 99 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.