M7.2 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Aegean Sea on 8 Nov 1905, 22:06 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kavála, about 96 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.