M6.2 earthquake near Volos, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Káto Lekhónia, Greece on 19 Apr 1955, 16:47 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 Volos, about 9 km away in Thessaly, Greece.