Tsunami warning issued in Greece after another Earthquake hits Crete

People have been told to move away from the coast

People have been urged to move away from coastal areas following fears that the quake could cause a tsunami in the area.

This most recent tremor which hit at 6:19am local time on Thursday morning registering 6.1 magnitude, shaking beds and buildings.

The tremor’s epicentre was located 58 km north-northeast of Elounda at a depth of 69 km.

No major damage or injuries have been reported.

In the aftermath, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) put out a tsunami warning, advising residents in Greece, Turkey, Italy, France, and Portugal to follow guidance from local authorities.

It follows on from another 5.9 magnitude earthquake in the same region last week, leading to similar warnings.

At the time, the news led to Greek authorities issuing a temporary tsunami warning.

Europe is not known to be particularly prone to strong earthquakes, however, countries along the Mediterranean coast are a lot more susceptible, due to lying near to the contact points of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.

This makes Italy and Spain prone to notable earthquakes.

Meanwhile, the real hotspots are concentrated around Greece and Turkey due to lying on the smaller Aegean and Anatolian plates.

Elsewhere, Iceland experiences up to 100 small earthquakes a day, sitting close to the meeting point of the North American and Eurasian plates.

Earlier this year, Santorini was subject to an onslaught of small earthquakes.

In Greece, for the time being, there have been no reports of injury or serious property damage in the wake of this latest earthquake.