M6.6 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Kos, Greece on 20 Jul 2017, 22:31 UTC at a depth of 7 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 12 km away in South Aegean, Greece.