M6.0 earthquake near Chaniá, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on 11 Sept 1977, 23:19 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Chaniá, about 105 km away in Crete, Greece.