Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Greece southwest of Crete

Key Takeaways

• The quake’s epicenter was located ~11–14 km southeast of Ierapetra and ~69 km south‑southwest of Rethymno on Crete, at a shallow depth of ~10–13 km, per EMSC and USGS data (bta.bg).
• No reports of casualties or damage emerged following the tremor, consistent across multiple agencies, though around 20 aftershocks were noted by ANA‑MPA (bta.bg).
• Greece lies in a seismically active region due to African–Eurasian plate convergence, with frequent moderate quakes like this one; in 2025 a 5.3 magnitude quake damaged centuries‑old monasteries in northern Greece (earthquake.usgs.gov).