M6.0 earthquake near Préveza, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece on 19 Aug 1915, 06:42 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 Préveza, about 16 km away in Epirus, Greece.