M6.6 earthquake near Chalkída, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on 4 Mar 1967, 17:58 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 Chalkída, about 116 km away in Central Greece, Greece.