M6.0 earthquake near Chios, North Aegean

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on 14 Nov 1997, 21:38 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Chios, about 62 km away in North Aegean, Greece.