Strong earthquake off Kassos
A 6 -magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale occurred a few minutes before two in the morning of Wednesday (14/05) 35 km south of Kassos. According to the revised solution by the Geodynamic Institute, the vibration occurred in a sea area of 62 kilometers. According to the Euro -Mediterranean Center, the earthquake was 6.1 Richter, with the focus of 164 km east of Heraklion and 38 km south of Karpathos, while its depth is set at 71km.
The vibration became particularly noticeable in eastern Crete, upset by the inhabitants. Despite the relatively long distance of Heraklion from the center, the earthquake gave the impression of three waves of « waves » and a sense of at least 15 seconds and was felt to Chania.
According to Mayor Kassos, Michalis Erotokritos, there are no implications for the strong earthquake, as in Karpathos.
The main feature of the seismic vibration
« The main feature of this great vibration is that the focal depth is 60 kilometers. This means that the move has reached Kaso and Karpathos and much more in Crete, with the result that according to the first data and the first descriptions of the residents not having any significant implications without having a complete picture of course, « OASP President Efthimios said (ERTnews).
Earthquake over the Greek bow
The second important element, according to the teacher, is that at this depth the earthquakes become lump sum, that is, they become one and out. We have neither a large pre -earthquake nor a large post -seismic sequence, that is, these earthquakes are manifested alone. « It is an earthquake that was essentially on the Greek bow, that is, where the European with the African plate clashes. »
According to him, « there is absolutely no connection with the earthquakes we have in Santorini, it is completely different in the gaining framework and of course there is absolutely no connection to the earthquake we had in Turkey. It is completely different in the geodynamic context we are right on the Greek bow, while earthquakes in Santorini in a completely different environment in the volcanic arc and earthquakes in Turkey are along the rift of Anatolia, so there is absolutely no connection. «
Tsunami warning
The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection with an extremely urgent notice announced a possible tsunami event and invited those close to shores to remove and follow the guidelines of local authorities.
It should be noted that a warning message was sent to mobile phones through the Android earthquake warning system, informing the earthquake.
Beyond Crete, the earthquake was felt in the Dodecanese and the southern Cyclades.
