M6.0 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 35 km S of Amorgós, Greece on 25 Oct 1919, 17:10 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 Kos, about 133 km away in South Aegean, Greece.