Earthquake in Crete of magnitude 5.8
The epicentre was at sea, off the Greek island. No casualties or damage are reported at the moment
A violent earthquake tremor - measuring magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale - was recorded at sea in Crete, at 5.18 am Italian time, on the southern coast near the town of Ierapetra, at a depth of 15 kilometres. This was detected by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv). According to the USGS - the American Geological Institute - the tremor was detected at an even shallower depth: less than 13 km. Shallower tremors are felt more strongly near the epicentre. There are currently no reports of casualties or damage.
In early March, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck north-western Greece, but caused no casualties or significant damage. According to a study published in November in the journal Scientific Data, more than 2,000 active seismic fault traces have been recorded in the country. The archipelago, a popular tourist destination, has been hit by numerous seismic tremors in 2025, including a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in June last year, which damaged monasteries on Mount Athos.
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