M6.1 earthquake near Didim, Aydın

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Megálo Chorió, Greece on 11 Aug 1904, 06:06 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 Didim, about 22 km away in Aydın, Turkey.