M6.9 earthquake near Alexandroupoli, East Macedonia and Thrace

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece on 24 May 2014, 09:25 UTC at a depth of 6 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 Alexandroupoli, about 75 km away in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.