M6.4 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 11 km W of Kyllíni, Greece on 24 Jan 1912, 16:23 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 Amaliáda, about 33 km away in West Greece, Greece.