M6.5 earthquake near Chios, North Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 29 km E of Skýros, Greece on 27 Dec 1981, 17:39 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Chios, about 125 km away in North Aegean, Greece.