M6.3 earthquake near Préveza, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 8 km S of Kanaláki, Greece on 14 Aug 2003, 05:14 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 Préveza, about 26 km away in Epirus, Greece.