M6.1 earthquake near Rethymno, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece on 14 May 1959, 06:37 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Rethymno, about 31 km away in Crete, Greece.