M6.0 earthquake near Kalamata, Peloponnese

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 76 km S of Methóni, Greece on 19 Feb 1957, 07:43 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 Kalamata, about 111 km away in Peloponnese, Greece.