M6.4 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Várda, Greece on 8 Jun 2008, 12:25 UTC at a depth of 16 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 24 km away in West Greece, Greece.