“He could be the master earthquakebut we have some reservations. We are also studying the rest of the data, for sure. We will see how it will develop in the next 24 hours,” explained Efthimios Lekkas, professor of tectonics and applied geology, president of the OASP, about the strong 5.3 Richter morning earthquake in the underwater zone southwest of Paleochora Chania.
Speaking to “Open”, he said that the earthquake occurred quite far from land, far from causing any effects, but it was felt in the area. According to him, it is essentially a continuation of the increase in seismicity observed in the region in the last 24 hours, with smaller earthquakes, of 2.5 to 4.5 degrees on the Richter Scale.
It is a very active, tectonic area that has produced large earthquakes in the past.