M6.5 earthquake near Chalkída, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on 26 Jul 2001, 00:21 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Chalkída, about 87 km away in Central Greece, Greece.