An earthquake of 4.9 on the Richter scale recorded early in the morning at sea area near Kasos island.

According to the National Observatory of Athens and the Geophysical Laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki an earthquake was recorded at 03:34 CET 17 km northeast of the Kasos island.

The National Observatory initially stated that the earthquake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale.