A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Greece, felt in Jordan and several Arab countries.

2025-05-14 2025-05-14T05:36:14Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
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Arab Weather - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Greek island of Crete early Wednesday morning, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences, which noted that the epicenter was 83 kilometers below the Earth's surface.

The earthquake was felt in several Arab countries, including Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt. The tremor occurred at 1:53 a.m., with no material or human losses recorded.

In a related development, the US Geological Survey announced the recording of another 6.1-magnitude earthquake south of the Greek city of Phrae, which was also felt by residents of several Turkish cities.

The popular tourist area of Santorini in the Aegean Sea experienced exceptional seismic activity during January and February, experiencing thousands of earthquakes, prompting a number of residents to evacuate the area. Greece is one of the European countries most vulnerable to seismic activity, as it straddles several active geological fault lines in the southeastern Mediterranean.

It is noteworthy that the last deadly earthquake in Greece occurred in October 2020, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Samos, killing two people on the island and more than 100 in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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