M6.2 earthquake near Pýrgos, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on 24 Feb 1919, 01:56 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 Pýrgos, about 75 km away in West Greece, Greece.