M6.9 earthquake near Chortiátis, Central Macedonia

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece on 26 Sept 1932, 19:20 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Chortiátis, about 64 km away in Central Macedonia, Greece.