Geodynamic Institute said.... The area is already burdened( with earlier tremors) and if it were

's Institute of Geodynamics reported.... Greek media reported the earthquake was felt from Athens

in villages near the epicenter. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck 9: 17 a.m

immediate information on damage or injuries was given. Then the Athens Geodynamic Institute said a large

Three moderate earthquakes have hit Crete on Boxing Day, with tremors also felt in other southern Greek islands.... The first-which had a magnitude of 5.2-took place on Sunday afternoon, with the second-which had a slightly greater magnitude of 5.4-striking just before 7pm local time.... Crete was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.3 in October, as well as a tremor with a magnitude of 6.0 the month before-which killed a man and injured at least 20 others....

A powerful earthquake shook the island of Crete in Greece on Monday morning, destroying buildings and forcing people to evacuate into the streets — including crowds of terrified tourists and schoolchildren in the city of Iraklion. Support our journalism.... Subscribe today ArrowRight At least one person was killed when the dome of a church collapsed in the town of Arkalochori, and several others were injured, local media reported, as emergency services workers searched through dust and rubble f

A strong earthquake, 5.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded off Crete on Sunday afternoon....

Join our Whatsapp channel A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Greek island of Crete 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 3: 19am GMT( 8: 19am PKT) at a depth of 68 kilometres( 42 miles), the USGS said. AFP journalists said it was felt as far away as Athens and Egypt. Greek state television ERT said many residents in the Cretan regions of Rethymno and Las

A huge 5.7 earthquake hit southern Greece, where many UK visitors enjoy their holidays in the spring sunshine, at 7. 12am GMT on March 29. One minute before the massive tremor, initially reported to have a magnitude of 5.9, another was recorded in southern Greece by the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre( CSEM), with a 4.1 magnitude. Greece's capital city Athens and the island of Crete, located some 214 miles away from the southern tip of the Greek peninsula, were among the areas where the

At least nine aftershocks have also struck the area, with the strongest one registering a magnitude of 4.6. Greece’s Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry confirmed that one person had been killed and a further nine people suffered injuries.... Some people were visibly shaken-one of the chefs collapsed.... It was very dramatic.” Another Briton in Crete told the EMSC: “ Coming from England I have never experienced an earthquake like this....