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Crete earthquake

A 5.7 Magnitude Quake Rattles Crete Island

2021-12-29 by Phil Butler

The most recent Crete quake

Crete island was rocked this morning by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake offshore of the seaside village of Lentas, in the south.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Crete faults, Crete Island, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquakes, USGS

Powerful 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Palekastro in Crete

2021-10-12 by Phil Butler

Palekastro Earthquake

A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Crete island at 12:24 PM local time just outside the ancient town of Palekastro, in the far-east of the island.

Tags: Arkaolochori, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Greece earthquake, Minoans, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, Palekastro quake, USGS

Arkalochori Quake Situation Stable But Inclement Weather Adds Pressure

2021-10-01 by Phil Butler

Damage in Arkalochori

Arkalochori and surrounding villages in Heraklion Prefecture of Crete continue to be rattled by the aftershocks of the recent 6.0 magnitude earthquake that his last week. The situation for thousands of people is stable but according to officials, untenable for the immediate future.  Within the past 48 hours, at least five aftershocks of magnitudes of […]

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Arkolochori, Christos Stylianides, Crete disaster, Crete earthquake, Crete emergency, earthquake, Stavros Arnaoutakis

Letter From Arkalochori: Prayer for a Dawning Day

2021-09-30 by Kallia Merkoulidi

Arkalochori Crete

A touching and inspirational letter from earthquake struck Arkalochori village in the heart of Crete island.

Tags: 6.0 earthquake, Arkalochori, Arkalochori village, Crete earthquake, Crete people, Crete villages, Earthquake emergency, Greece earthquake, Greece emervency, Heraklion earthquake, people

Crete Hit for Second Consecutive Day by Severe 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake

2021-09-28 by Phil Butler

Earthquake Crete

Crete is rocked for the second consecutive day by a severe earthquake of 5.3 magnitude as aftershocks from yesterday increase in intensity.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Crete disaster, Crete earthquake, Crete tremor, Greece quakes, Heraklion earthquake, Severe Earthquakes, USGS

Crete’s Capital of Heraklion Shaken by 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake [Updates]

2021-09-27 by Phil Butler

USGS

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Crete this morning according to the earliest reports from the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Tags: 6.2 quake, Aegean Earthquake, Crete earthquake, earthquake, EMSC, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquake, strong earthquake

A 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rattled Crete Island This Morning

2021-07-24 by Phil Butler

5.0 Crete Earthquake

A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Iraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece in the early morning hours of July 24th, 2021.

Tags: Arkalochori, Crete earthquake, Crete geology, Crete quake, Heraklion earthquake, seismic activity, USGS

Early Morning Earthquake Cluster Rattles Crete lsland Awake

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A series of earthquakes off the northeastern shore of Crete shook citizens awake in the early hours of October 10th.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete news, Crete weather, Earthquake report, earthquake warning, earthquakes, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, USGS

A 5.9 Magnitude Quake Shakes Crete Island in Greece

2020-09-18 by Phil Butler

Crete quake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Heraklion Prefecture on Crete late this afternoon.

Tags: Athens Geodynamic Institute, Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete quake, Crete tremor, Crete weather, Greece earthquakes, USGS

A 6.6 Magnitude Quake and Aftershocks Shake Crete Island

2020-05-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Paximadia Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit off the island of Crete this afternoon at 12:51:06 (UTC). No damages or injuries have been reported.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete tremor, earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Ierapetra quake, quakes, USGS

5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Crete’s Far Eastern Edge

2019-12-11 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquake

Early Wednesday morning, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Crete island, but no damage or injuries have been reported.

Tags: Crete earthquake, earthquake, Earthquake report, Greece earthquakes, Palaikastro, Palaikastro earthquake, Sitia, USGS

A Magnitude 6.0 Crete Earthquake Rocks Distant Cities

2019-11-27 by Phil Butler

Kissamos quake

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off the western coast of Crete at just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 27th.

Tags: Albania quake, Crete earthquake, earthquake, earthquakes, Kissamos quake, magnitude 6.0, Mediterranean quakes, travel advisory, USGS

Crete Island Wakes Up to 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake

2019-08-12 by Phil Butler

Crete seismicity

The latest in a series of earthquakes to shake the Greek island of Crete, this morning’s 4.7 magnitude tremor shook our offices in Heraklion.

Tags: 4.7 magnitude, Aegean Earthquake, Crete earthquake, Crete seizmology, Crete tremor, moderate quakes

Crete Hit by Another 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Offshore

2019-08-11 by Phil Butler

most recent Crete quake

The USGS has reported a magnitude 5.0 earthquake off the south coast of Crete at 07:02 and 50 seconds local time this morning.

Tags: Crete advisory, Crete earthquake, Crete geology, Crete weather, Greece earthquakes, Ionian Sea, Ionian Sea Quake, USGS

Another 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Crete Island

2019-07-31 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquake

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook Crete early this morning. The deep tremor centered 23 kilometers west of Heraklion was felt island wide.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete seizmology, Crete tremor, deep earthquake, deep quakes, deep tremor, Greece earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Heraklion quake, USGS

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