{"id":99355,"date":"2025-05-13T23:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/99355\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T23:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:52:11","slug":"crete-earthquake-large-tremor-hits-mediterranean-island-causing-fears-of-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/99355\/","title":{"rendered":"Crete earthquake: Large tremor hits Mediterranean island causing fears of damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>This story is developing, more to follow\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-2921\/perkin-amalaraj.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERKIN AMALARAJ<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  19:04 EDT, 13 May 2025   |  Updated:  19:43 EDT, 13 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/earthquakes\/index.html\" id=\"mol-76460cd0-304e-11f0-ba45-371e5a9acb97\" rel=\"noopener\">earthquake<\/a> of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/greece\/index.html\" id=\"mol-76504600-304e-11f0-ba45-371e5a9acb97\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece<\/a> on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The quake was at a depth of 83 km (51.57 miles), GFZ said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a slightly lower quake, at 6.1 magnitude.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The current damage to the island is not currently known, though the USGS estimates that there is little risk of landslides or liquefaction, the loss of the ground&#8217;s structural integrity, occurring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to the USGS, tremors will likely have been felt across dozens of Greece&#8217;s islands, as well as the western coast of Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tremors are also likely to have been felt inland, around the\u00a0Mu\u011fla and Ayd\u0131n provinces of Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shaking was reported as far as Egypt, Syria and Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The region lies in one of the most seismically active zones in Europe, where the African and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e73af855c64a44e4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98353483-14709307-image-a-9_1747178399434.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday (File image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday (File image)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7b735ba27e852efd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98353849-14709307-image-a-10_1747178414695.jpg\" height=\"537\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earthquakes are common in this zone, particularly along the Hellenic Arc, which has produced several large and damaging events in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Crete is home to more than 624,000 people, with around a third of the island&#8217;s population living in the capital city of Heraklion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The island is also one of the most popular holiday destinations in the whole of Greece, with 15% of visitors arriving in Heraklion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Generally, any earthquake above a 6.0 can cause damage if it hits a populated area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/michigan\/index.html\" id=\"mol-52e3c0a0-3050-11f0-ba45-371e5a9acb97\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>\u00a0Tech University, an estimated 100 earthquakes with a magnitude between 6.1 and 6.9 are recorded every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-italic\">More to follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Crete earthquake: Large tremor hits Mediterranean island causing fears of damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This story is developing, more to follow\u00a0 By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 19:04 EDT, 13 May 2025 | 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