Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 24 km southeast of Heraklion, Greece around noon
4.5 quake 21 Oct 12:38 pm (GMT +3)

Just 15 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The tremor was recorded around noon on Thursday, October 21st, 2021, at 12:38 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 14.1 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.5, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Arkalochori (pop. 3,500) located 3 km from the epicenter, Arkalochori (pop. 3,500) 3 km away, Thrapsanon (pop. 1,500) 8 km away, and Ano Archanes (pop. 3,900) 13 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Heraklion (pop. 137,200) located 24 km from the epicenter, Néa Alikarnassos (pop. 12,900) 25 km away, Gazi (pop. 12,600) 27 km away, and Agios Nikolaos (pop. 11,400) 44 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Rethymnon (pop. 32,500) located 74 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 21, 2021 12:38 pm (GMT +3) local time (21 Oct 2021 09:38 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 14.1 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 35.13°N / 25.24°E (Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece)
Primary data source: NOA
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