M6.5 earthquake near Préveza, Epirus

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on 17 Nov 2015, 07:10 UTC at a depth of 11 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 34 km away in Epirus, Greece.