M6.1 earthquake near Rethymno, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece on 23 May 1994, 06:46 UTC at a depth of 76 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Rethymno, about 31 km away in Crete, Greece.