M6.7 earthquake near Livadeiá, Central Greece

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Domvraína, Greece on 24 Feb 1981, 20:53 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Livadeiá, about 24 km away in Central Greece, Greece.