Powerful earthquake strikes coast of Greece's Crete Island

An earthquake measuring magnitude 6 struck the Aegean Sea early this morning, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

The quake was recorded at 07:19 local time near the coast of Crete, Greece, at a depth of 17.7 kilometres, per Caliber.Az.

The epicentre was located approximately 166 kilometres from the Datça district in Türkiye's Muğla province.

#DEPREM
Büyüklük:6.0 (Mw)
Yer:Ege Denizi
Tarih:2025-05-22
Saat:06:19:36 TSİ
Enlem:35.80528 N
Boylam:25.95361 E
Derinlik:17.7 km
Detay:https://t.co/hRU3B4Y2Sg@afadbaskanlik @trthaber @anadoluajansi

— AFAD Deprem (@DepremDairesi) May 22, 2025

The tremor was felt in İzmir and several nearby provinces, but initial reports indicate no damage or casualties.

Greece, due to its location of being situated where the Eurasian and African tectonic plates meet, is a hot-spot for seismic activities.

In February 2025, the country’s most popular tourist island of Santorini was under a state of emergency due to undersea earthquakes, which were occurring at an interval of few minutes.

Since the start of the year, around 18,400 – mainly low-magnitude – earthquakes have been recorded in Greece.

By Khagan Isayev