M5.3 earthquake near Aígio, West Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece on 30 Mar 2019, 10:46 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Aígio, about 30 km away in West Greece, Greece.