M6.2 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Katastárion, Greece on 12 Aug 1953, 12:05 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Amaliáda, about 47 km away in West Greece, Greece.