M6.4 earthquake near Préveza, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Itháki, Greece on 10 Aug 1915, 02:02 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 Préveza, about 52 km away in Epirus, Greece.