M6.2 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Fry, Greece on 22 Jan 2002, 04:53 UTC at a depth of 88 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Kos, about 136 km away in South Aegean, Greece.