Fifteen days after a violent earthquake in Crete, a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded on Tuesday off the same island, in southern Greece, said the Athens Observatory.
No victim would be deplored, according to an initial assessment.
The epicenter of the earthquake felt on the island was "recorded at sea at 9.24 am 405 km south-east of Athens and 24 km from the town of Zakros", off the eastern coast of Crete, according to the Athens Observatory.
According to local media, the earthquake was felt in Crete and the islands of the Dodecanese archipelago in the Aegean Sea, near Turkey.
"The epicenter of the earthquake is at sea, far from inhabited localities," Greek seismologist Gerassimos Papadopoulos told Skai radio.
Felt #earthquake (# σεισμός) M6.2 strikes 122 km E of # Irákleion (#Greece) 4 min ago.
Please report to: https://t.co/YgRqaOtvao pic.twitter.com/lp7RUf2FTG
- EMSC (@LastQuake) October 12, 2021
Recurring earthquakes
This earthquake comes two weeks after a strong 5.8 earthquake that shook Crete which left one dead, ten injured and caused significant damage in the village of Arkalohori, 23 km from Herakleion, capital of the island.
The September 27 earthquake, however, had a different epicenter than Tuesday, according to Gerassimos Papadopoulos.
It was then recorded 346 km south of the Greek capital and had a depth of 10 km.
Greece is still crossed by major geological faults and earthquakes are frequent.
Also on March 3, central Greece was shaken by an earthquake in Elassona, leaving one dead and ten injured as well as extensive damage.