M6.1 earthquake near Chios, North Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Psará, Greece on 17 Jun 1984, 07:48 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Chios, about 65 km away in North Aegean, Greece.