2009 Crete earthquake
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| Date | 1 July 2009 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 6.4 Mw[1] 6.6 Mb[2] |
| Depth | 19 km (11.8 mi)[1] |
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| Areas affected | Greece Island of Crete |
| Total damage | minor |
| Tsunami | no |
| Casualties | none reported |
The 2009 Crete earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.4 on 1 July off the southern coast of the Island of Crete, Greece, at 12:30:09 local time.[1] The shock was felt as far away as Cairo, Egypt,[3] although it was not felt in Athens.[4] The quake was felt quite sharply in Lasithi prefecture, and throughout the Heraklion Prefecture.[5] There were a number of smaller earthquakes in the region in the three days preceding the quake, and there was a very small tsunami on the south coast of Crete on the day preceding the quake.[5]
The quake occurred along the plate boundary where the African Plate is pushing north and under the Aegean Sea Plate, causing the Hellenic Trench and subduction zone.[6]
See also
- 365 Crete earthquake
- 1953 Ionian earthquake
- 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake
- 2006 Southern Greece earthquake
- 2014 Limnos earthquake
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Latest Earthquakes - World: Magnitude 6.4 - Crete, Greece" 1 July 2009
- ↑ "LDEO Seismology Research: Surface Wave Event Locations" 1 July 2009
- ↑ "Strong earthquake shakes Greek island of Crete" The Sofia Echo 1 July 2009
- ↑ "Earthquake rocks Greek Crete island" U.P.I. 1 July 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Τσουνάμι έφερε προχθες ισχυρός σεισμός στην Κρήτη" ("Tsunami was the day before a strong earthquake in Crete") Iraklio Web Radio 3 July 2009, in Greek, accessed 8 July 2009
- ↑ Meier, T et al. (2007) "A Model for the Hellenic Subduction Zone in the area of Crete based on seismological investigations" pp. 194-195 In Taymaz, Tuncay and Dilek, Yildirim (eds.) (2007) The Geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia Geological Society, London, pp. 183-200, ISBN 978-1-86239-239-7
