M6.5 earthquake near Rethymno, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece on 17 Dec 1952, 23:04 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Rethymno, about 100 km away in Crete, Greece.