Strong earthquake shakes Greece, killed (PHOTOS) – Incidents – World – NOVA News

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Its depth was only 2 km

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the Greek island of Crete on Monday. One person died, local media reported.

The quake was registered at 9.17 local time and its depth was only 2 km.

Earthquake: 2021-09-27 14:17HKT M6.3 [35.2N,25.3E] on Crete, Greece https://t.co/S2tMCPYwMB

— HKO Earthquake M5.0+ (@HKOEARTHQUAKE5E) September 27, 2021

#Earthquake (#earthquake) possibly felt 2 min ago in #Crete #Greece. Felt it? See https://t.co/wPtMW5w1CT pic.twitter.com/gN2dTDTvEb

— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 27, 2021

There are no reports of casualties. People are outside and are frightened by the strong earthquake, said the mayor of Heraklion Vassilis Lambrinos. There is damage to the roads, some of which are closed by fallen rocks.

Fallen roofs of buildings, as well as walls of houses, were reported by the fire department with a warning to people on the island of Crete to be very careful when driving. There were stones on the cars, but the drivers were not injured.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Greek island of Crete.

(Turkey) While AFAD announced the magnitude of the earthquake as 5.7, it was learned that tsunami warnings were issued in the region. pic.twitter.com/LyL3zrzQ8f

— HÜSEYİN AVNI KEMAL (@Hak2808) September 27, 2021

Authorities closed all schools on the island. Residents of Crete reported that there was a loud noise before the earthquake and most of them thought that a plane was crashing. The epicenter is at sea, 23 kilometers northwest of the village of Arvi, on the south coast of the island, according to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics.

???? According to preliminary data, at 09:17 a.m. local time, a massive 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete. The earthquake was felt in Turkey and Greece! #earthquake #earthquake #earthquake pic.twitter.com/0ul4luFvNS

– jeo gaste (@jeogaste) September 27, 2021

Seismologists are adamant that the aftershocks will last a long time, but the first 24 hours are critical. The quake was also felt on the island of Santorini without causing damage.

Source: BNR

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