M6.8 earthquake near Aígio, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece on 31 Mar 1965, 09:47 UTC at a depth of 61 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 Aígio, about 24 km away in West Greece, Greece.