M6.8 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Póros, Greece on 12 Aug 1953, 09:23 UTC at a depth of 10 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 56 km away in West Greece, Greece.