M6.3 earthquake near Chortiátis, Central Macedonia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Néa Apollonía, Greece on 11 May 1933, 19:09 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 Chortiátis, about 35 km away in Central Macedonia, Greece.