M6.5 earthquake near Agrínio, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Itháki, Greece on 11 Aug 1953, 03:32 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 Agrínio, about 61 km away in West Greece, Greece.