M6.5 earthquake near Aígio, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece on 15 Jun 1995, 00:15 UTC at a depth of 14 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.