M5.5 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on 16 Jan 2022, 11:48 UTC at a depth of 7 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 Kavála, about 100 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.