M6.6 earthquake near Chaniá, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 36 km W of Kíssamos, Greece on 12 Oct 2013, 13:11 UTC at a depth of 40 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 Chaniá, about 71 km away in Crete, Greece.