Filenews 12 October 2021
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred south of Crete, according to the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens. It should be noted that it was also felt in Cyprus.
According to the revised solution of the Institute of Geodynamics, the earthquake had a focal depth of 8.2 km and occurred 23 km east of Zakros. It was particularly felt and took people out of the houses and buildings, while as the mayor of Sitia, Giorgos Zervakis, mentioned, the strong earthquake has caused damage.
The cretalive reports that according to the mayor of Sitia, George Zervakis, the strong earthquake caused damages. According to him, even the town hall has experienced cracks from the very strong seismic vibration.
Characteristic are the icons from Xerokambos of Sitia where, as cretalive mentions, the chapel of Agios Nikolaos collapsed.
Fire Brigade: Church collapse and landslides - No mention of entrapments
A spokesman for the Fire Brigade, speaking to the iefimerida.gr, claimed that until this moment (time: 13:03), there is no report of human entrapment.
The Fire Brigade confirmed that the chapel in Xerokambos collapsed and that there have been reports of limited landslides in the same area. The Fire Brigade's forces were put on full alert.
An aftershock followed
It is noted that after the 6.3 Richter scale followed a strong aftershock of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale.
Testimony: They broke everything, I tremble all over
"We were very scared, and now he is doing an aftershock. I was shaking all over, I thought that the shelves would flatten me", says Mrs. Maria Takaki, from the mini market "Aeolos" in Zakros, Sitia, to iefimerida.gr.
Mrs. Takaki added that "all things fell from the shop. They broke oils, bottles, wines. We're too scared and I can't calm down." A resident of the area who was at the store at the time, claimed that the only church in the village has collapsed. The information was confirmed.
Seismic vibration of 4.5 degrees and in Karpathos
An earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Karpathos just a few minutes after the strong earthquake of 6.3 on the Richter scale off Crete.
According to the Institute of Geodynamics, the epicenter of the earthquake is located 9 km. northwest of Karpathos, while the focal depth is estimated at 12.6 km.
