M6.4 earthquake near Néa Ionía, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Fársala, Greece on 8 Mar 1957, 12:21 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 Néa Ionía, about 37 km away in Thessaly, Greece.