M6.4 earthquake near Rethymno, Crete

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece on 24 Jul 1948, 06:03 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 Rethymno, about 68 km away in Crete, Greece.