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Daily Express
22-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Express
6.1-magnitude quake hits off Greek island of Crete: USGS
Published on: Thursday, May 22, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 22, 2025 By: AFP Text Size: The tremor 'occurred at a great depth and there is no particular reason for residents to worry,' Athanassios Ganas, general director of Research at the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, told the station. ATHENS: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with no major damage immediately reported. The strong quake struck 82 kilometres (51 miles) northeast of Crete's capital Heraklion at 0319 GMT at a depth of 68 kilometres (42 miles), the USGS said. AFP journalists said it was felt as far away as Athens and Egypt. State television ERT said many residents in the Cretan regions of Rethymno and Lasithi were woken by the quake just after 6:00 am and quickly exited their homes as a precaution. The tremor 'occurred at a great depth and there is no particular reason for residents to worry,' Athanassios Ganas, general director of Research at the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, told the station. State news agency ANA said fire department units in Crete had been placed on general alert, with vehicles patrolling to assess the situation. Advertisement The mayor of Heraklion, Alexis Kalokerinos, told ERT that there were no particular problems in the city and that closing schools would not be necessary. The quake struck just over a week after a 6.1-magnitude tremor hit near the island of Kasos near Crete, and was felt in the outlying area. The region, popular with tourists, has been hit with multiple tremors in recent months, prompting schools in Santorini and neighbouring islands to temporarily close. Thousands of earthquakes, mainly of low magnitude, have been recorded since January between the islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Ios and Anafi in the Cyclades group southeast of the Greek mainland. They have not caused casualties or significant damage. Located where the African and Anatolian tectonic plates converge, the Aegean Sea is often hit by quakes. But the region had not experienced a phenomenon of such magnitude since records began in 1964, experts say. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Al Bawaba
18-02-2025
- Climate
- Al Bawaba
Fears grow after 5-magnitude earthquake between Santorini, Amorgos
Published February 18th, 2025 - 12:42 GMT ATHENS A new cof magnitude 5 on the Richter scale was recorded on Tuesday morning between the Greek islands of Santorini and Amorgos. The earthquake occurred at 4.46 a.m. local time (0246GMT) at a depth of 13 kilometers (8.077 miles), according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The institute recorded over 30 tremors of different magnitudes since the very early hours of the day. Via � Copyright Andolu Ajansi
