At least one person has been killed and nine injured after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Greek island of Crete, local officials say.
The man died when the dome of a church that was being renovated in the town of Arkalochori caved in.
People were sent rushing out on to the streets when the earthquake struck at 09:17 (06:17 GMT). Several aftershocks followed.
Civil protection authorities said many buildings had been damaged.
Both Greece and Turkey sit on fault lines and earthquakes are common.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially recorded a magnitude of 6.5 while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 6.0....
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Magnitude Mw 6.0
Region CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2021-09-27 06:17:22.2 UTC
Location 35.11 N ; 25.22 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 25 km SSE of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,000 / local time: 09:17:22.2 2021-09-27
15 km SSE of Ano Arhanes, Greece / pop: 3,900 / local time: 09:17:22.2 2021-09-27
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Crete, Greece’s biggest island and one of its main tourist destinations, at 9:17 am, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported Monday.
ReplyDeleteOne person died and nine were injured, the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry said. The temblor’s epicenter was about 150 miles southeast of Athens.
Magnitude mb 4.6
ReplyDeleteRegion CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2021-09-27 07:30:49.0 UTC
Location 35.13 N ; 25.25 E
Depth 14 km
Distances 24 km SE of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,000 / local time: 10:30:49.0 2021-09-27
14 km SE of Ano Arhanes, Greece / pop: 3,900 / local time: 10:30:49.0 2021-09-27
Magnitude ML 4.5
ReplyDeleteRegion CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2021-09-27 08:21:58.9 UTC
Location 35.11 N ; 25.29 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 28 km SE of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,000 / local time: 11:21:58.9 2021-09-27
5 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece / pop: 3,500 / local time: 11:21:58.9 2021-09-27
Magnitude mb 4.6
ReplyDeleteRegion CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2021-09-27 11:02:26.0 UTC
Location 34.94 N ; 25.14 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 43 km S of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,000 / local time: 14:02:26.0 2021-09-27
12 km SSE of Asímion, Greece / pop: 1,200 / local time: 14:02:26.0 2021-09-27
Magnitude ML 4.8
DeleteRegion CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2021-09-27 11:02:25.9 UTC
Location 35.06 N ; 25.22 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 31 km SSE of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,000 / local time: 14:02:25.9 2021-09-27
10 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece / pop: 3,500 / local time: 14:02:25.9 2021-09-27