×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Friday
27
Mar 2026
weather symbol
Athens 16°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Greece

4.9 earthquake hits off coast of Crete

It followed a 3.6 Richter-scale temblor in the same vicinity, a few hours earlier

Newsroom May 24 05:50

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale registered shortly before 02:00 on Sunday morning, south of the island of Crete.

The epicentre was in the sea, 108 km south of Arvi, and its depth was 10 km, the Geodynamic Institute of Athens said.

It followed a 3.6 Richter-scale temblor in the same vicinity, a few hours earlier.

Crete has seen a series of earthquakes in the past few weeks, all related to the strong quake of 6 on the Richter scale, registered earlier in May.

source amna.gr

>Related articles

Earthquake of 4.9 magnitude in Mount Athos, felt in Thessaloniki (Update)

The U.S. aircraft carrier “USS Gerald R. Ford” arrives in Souda today

Lefteris Avgenakis: Parliamentary question on the Southern Crete Road Axis (NOAK) and pressure for key sections toward the new airport in Kastelli Crete

also read 

4.6 earthquake hits off southern Crete

A 4.0 earthquake rocks Crete

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#crete#earthquake
> More Greece

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Minimum wage: What the sixth increase will do for 1.47 million private and public employees, 20 allowances increase

March 27, 2026

Greece: The most dependent European country on Gulf oil

March 27, 2026

Weather: Storms and temperature drop, which areas will be affected

March 27, 2026

United Arab Emirates: Plans to participate in a multinational naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz

March 27, 2026

Vertical Corridor: Decision time for the “restart” of the project

March 27, 2026

Oil: Nearly 6% jump in prices with Brent at $108 and uncertainty growing

March 26, 2026

Teenagers from 12 years old join volunteer patrols in Tehran

March 26, 2026

IMF: Scenarios for new country funding due to War – World Bank on alert

March 26, 2026
All News

> World

United Arab Emirates: Plans to participate in a multinational naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz

The possible establishment of a multinational force is aimed at ensuring the safe passage of merchant ships and tankers

March 27, 2026

Teenagers from 12 years old join volunteer patrols in Tehran

March 26, 2026

Negotiations begin to form a new government in Denmark

March 26, 2026

Oil tanker allegedly hit by drone near Bosphorus Strait

March 26, 2026

Transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games: New IOC decision ahead of Los Angeles 2028

March 26, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα