A violent earthquake – of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale – was recorded within the sea in Crete, at 5.18 am Italian time, close to the southern coast, close to the city of Ierapetra, at a depth of 15 kilometres. This is what the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) discovered. According to the USGS – the American Geological Institute – the tremor was detected at a good shallower depth: lower than 13 km. Shallower shocks are felt extra strongly close to the epicenter. At the second there are not any stories of victims or harm.
In early March, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Greece, however precipitated no casualties or vital harm. According to a examine printed in November within the journal Scientific Data, greater than 2,000 traces of energetic seismic faults have been recorded within the nation. The archipelago, a well-liked vacationer vacation spot, has been hit by a number of seismic tremors in 2025, together with a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in June final yr, which broken monasteries on Mount Athos.
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