M5.1 earthquake near Chalkída, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 32 km E of Patitírion, Greece on 11 Oct 2017, 22:49 UTC at a depth of 12 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Chalkída, about 95 km away in Central Greece, Greece.