M6.4 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 95 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece on 1 Jul 2009, 09:30 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Irákleion, about 133 km away in Crete, Greece.