A powerful earthquake 6.1 Richter woke up on Thursday morning (22.5.2025) its inhabitants Cretecausing great disruption and immediate mobilization of the authorities.
The earthquake had a great focal depth and occurred off Lasithi in Crete.
The vibration was particularly noticeable in much of the country, especially in the south of Greece, while the inhabitants of Crete note that the earthquake was intense and lasting.
According to the revised analysis of the Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake occurred at 6:19 on Thursday morning 56 km northeast of Lassithi in Crete, followed by at least ten aftershocks.
They are shocking the videos as the earthquake hits Crete.
Part of a building has collapsed on August 25th, and at this time in schools.
Schools will operate normally throughout Crete and if necessary they will only close on a case -by -case basis.
Indeed, in a statement issued by the Municipality of Heraklion, it states: “All the services of the Municipality of Heraklion are on the alert after the strong earthquake on the morning of Thursday, May 22. The Mayor of Heraklion Alexis Kalirinos contacted OASP President Efthimi Lekka, as well as with local authorities for the assessment of the situation. Also, the schools of the Municipality of Heraklion will operate unless they have been damaged. “
“It was an earthquake that is essentially at the intersection of the two tectonic plates, European and African. It has nothing to do with them in Arkalochori and Santorini. The tectonic environment in the area gives such earthquakes, We have to watch out for the phenomenon“, Efthimios Lekkas told SKAI.
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Have been recorded small landslides in provincial road network and On August 25th in Heraklion There was a slight decline in parts of a building. The Civil Protection Service prevented the point for security reasons.