M5.3 earthquake near Ezine, Canakkale

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece on 7 Feb 2017, 02:24 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Ezine, about 35 km away in Canakkale, Turkey.