M6.2 earthquake near Lárisa, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 14 km W of Rizómylos, Greece on 1 Mar 1941, 03:52 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 Lárisa, about 28 km away in Thessaly, Greece.