M6.3 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on 27 Aug 1958, 15:16 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 Amaliáda, about 67 km away in West Greece, Greece.