The thousands of tourists who visit the area will be able to admire the unique beauty of Navagio, in Zakynthos, only from a distance and on the ships that transport them, as stated in a decision by the port master of Zakynthos, which was published in the Official Gazette. The exact limits of safe approach to the Shipwreck Bay were determined with a view to the protection of human life and the preservation of order/safety and by extension the general public interest during the tourist season.

A moderate quake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at roughly 10.36 (07.36 GMT), with an epicenter 57 southwest of the Ionian Sea island of Cephalonia.

The immediate reaction of Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) and its services, inside and outside Greece, was prompted by the inclusion of a photo from the Zakynthos shipwreck beach into a German travel agent's brochure advertising a trip to Turkey under the heading "Blue Trip to Turkey".