M5.2 earthquake near Aígio, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece on 12 Jan 2021, 22:09 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Aígio, about 18 km away in West Greece, Greece.