M5.3 earthquake near Livadeiá, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Antikyra, Greece on 8 Oct 2022, 22:02 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Livadeiá, about 28 km away in Central Greece, Greece.