M6.0 earthquake near Préveza, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece on 3 Feb 2014, 03:08 UTC at a depth of 5 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 Préveza, about 83 km away in Epirus, Greece.