M6.3 earthquake near Mytilene, North Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 5 km S of Plomári, Greece on 12 Jun 2017, 12:28 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Mytilene, about 26 km away in North Aegean, Greece.