M7.7 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece on 9 Jul 1956, 03:11 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kos, about 122 km away in South Aegean, Greece.