M6.1 earthquake near Livadeiá, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Aráchova, Greece on 6 Jul 1965, 03:18 UTC at a depth of 24 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 Livadeiá, about 29 km away in Central Greece, Greece.