M6.6 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on 18 Nov 1997, 13:07 UTC at a depth of 33 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 66 km away in West Greece, Greece.