M6.3 earthquake near Sparta, Peloponnese

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Géfyra, Greece on 30 Aug 1926, 11:38 UTC at a depth of 50 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 Sparta, about 65 km away in Peloponnese, Greece.