Small 3.8 quake hits near Chania, Crete, Greece
3.8 quake Crete, Greece, Mar 21, 2024 08:16 am (Athens time)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.8 quake in Greece near Chania, Crete, only 4 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, at 8:16 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5.7 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ampelos (pop. 10) located 7 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Palaiochora (pop. 2,400) located 48 km from the epicenter, Nerokouros (pop. 4,400) 63 km away, Mourniés (pop. 5,300) 64 km away, Souda (pop. 6,700) 65 km away, Rethymno (pop. 32,500) 66 km away, Karatsos (pop. 4,700) 66 km away, and Chania (pop. 53,900) 67 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 21, 2024 08:16 am (Athens time) local time (21 Mar 2024 06:16 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 5.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.91°N / 24.03°E (Greece)
Primary data source: NOA
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