M5.0 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 34 km W of Katastárion, Greece on 21 Feb 2018, 23:44 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 Amaliáda, about 87 km away in West Greece, Greece.