M5.4 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Katastárion, Greece on 29 Mar 2016, 01:05 UTC at a depth of 10 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 109 km away in West Greece, Greece.