M6.0 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Karyes, Greece on 3 Aug 1954, 18:18 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 Kavála, about 101 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.