M6.0 earthquake near Volos, Thessaly

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece on 9 Mar 1965, 17:57 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Volos, about 79 km away in Thessaly, Greece.