M6.2 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece on 21 Oct 1953, 18:39 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Amaliáda, about 74 km away in West Greece, Greece.