Crete – the Greek holiday island was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitudes.
The disaster occurred just three weeks after another quake that damaged hundreds of buildings.
According to the Geodynamic Institute in Athens, the earthquake arose undersea off the eastern coast of the island.
Therefore, a tsunami alert was allegedly issued by the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organisation. But the officials believed that the warning was “nothing alarming”.
No damage or injuries was reported although the authorities said that police and fire crews were examining buildings thoroughly in eastern Crete for damage.
As per the CCTV footage from inside stores on the island the products crashed to the floor from display aisles and employees were running everywhere to save themselves.
Aftershocks of magnitude 4.1 and 4.5 were believed to take place every minute – said the Geodynamic Institute
One Brit in Crete said all was fine following the earthquake, adding that it felt like a “weird swaying of the ground”.
She said: “Friends who live on Kos felt it too. It was centred just off Crete apparently.”
One resident from the town of Analipsi, near Heraklion, wrote his experience on the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre website.
He wrote: “Massive tremor. The whole house shook side to side by at least 15 cms. It lasted about 20 seconds.”
Then, another resident of the same area said:
“Long duration, even people driving felt it.” The earthquake was also felt on Greek Islands to the east of Crete, including Karpathos, Kassos and Rhodes.
Yiannis Leondarakis, Crete’s deputy regional governor told Greece’s state-run radio that “the quake was felt all over the island”.
In addition to this, he said: “It did cause concern because we are still feeling the aftershocks from the previous quake.
“Fortunately there does not appear to be any serious damage despite the fact that it was a strong event and occurred at a shallow depth.”
