A strong earthquake has affected Crete again. According to a first estimate by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center, the quake was reported as having a magnitude of 6.1, then corrected to 5.7. According to Ingv, the Italian institute of geophysics and volcanology, the power of the earthquake is slightly lower, magnitude 5.5, and occurred at 6:08 am Italian (7:08 am local time) in the sea, south of the island. at a depth of 20 km. The earthquake was also felt in Egypt.
“Fortunately he was at sea – said the director of the Greek Geodynamic Institute – the area has already been affected by other previous tremors and if it had occurred inland there would have been damage “.
This is the umpteenth strong shock after two earthquakes were felt three days ago, also off the island of Crete: one of magnitude 5.4 with an epicenter at a depth of 10 km 45 km south of Kasos, l ‘other a few hours earlier, in the same area, of magnitude 5.2 at a depth of 9 km. There was no damage.