Earthquake 4.2 Richter near Arkalochori, Crete - preceded by a 3.6R tremor - ProtoThema English

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Earthquake 4.2 Richter near Arkalochori, Crete – preceded by a 3.6R tremor

At 5 km the focal depth

Newsroom June 11 10:00

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred on Tuesday morning, at 09:17, in Arkalochori, Crete.

The focal depth of the tremor was at five kilometres.

Earlier today, the Geodynamic Seismological Institute recorded another 3.6 Richter tremor.

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