M6.8 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on 18 Jan 1982, 19:27 UTC at a depth of 10 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 104 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.