M6.4 earthquake near Lagkadás, Central Macedonia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece on 20 Jun 1978, 20:03 UTC at a depth of 3 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 Lagkadás, about 14 km away in Central Macedonia, Greece.