M6.3 earthquake near Chaniá, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece on 30 Aug 1947, 22:21 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Chaniá, about 62 km away in Crete, Greece.