M5.1 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on 25 Oct 2018, 22:22 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Amaliáda, about 78 km away in West Greece, Greece.