A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook the sea area at 04:09 87 km south of Ierapetra in Crete, or 454 km southeast of Athens, according to a statement from the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The Professor of Dynamic Tectonics, Applied Geology & Natural Disaster Management, Efthymis Lekkas, considers the seismic activity in the region of Crete to be normal.