“A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48km [south-east] of Kasos. There is a risk of a possible Tsunami in your area,” the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection posted on the 112 Greece account. “Leave the coast immediately.”
The tiny island, which has a population of around 1,000, is located in the Aegean Sea between Crete and Rhodes.
Earthquake also felt in Egypt
The quake had a depth of 83 kilometers (52 miles), according to the German Research Centre for Geoscience (GFZ).
GFZ recorded the earthquake as magnitude 6.3 as per AFP news agency, which is higher than reported by Greek authorities.
Residents in Egypt felt the earthquake, but there were no casualties or property damage according to the country’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.
Greece is prone to earthquakes because it is located on several fault lines.
Between January 26 and February 13, over 18,400 quakes, mostly minor, were recorded off islands in the Cyclades archipelago, including the popular tourist site of Santorini, according to the University of Athens seismology laboratory.
Edited by: Alex Berry
