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4.3R earthquake jolts Arkalohori

Featured 4.3R earthquake jolts Arkalohori

A light earthquake shook the regional unit of Heraklion, Crete on Sunday afternoon. According to Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamic Institute announced that a 4.3R quake was recorded on Sunday at 16:22 near Arkalohori.

The quake epicentre was located 344 km south, southeast of Athens and 5 km east-northeast of Arkalohori and it focal depth was 19.5 km. The area has been receiving quakes very often in the recent past. These worry residents but seismologists remain calming.