Emergency services in Greece have warned people to move away from the coast after an offshore earthquake struck near the island of Kasos.
“A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48km [south-east] of Kasos. Risk of possible Tsunami in your area,” the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection posted on the 112 Greece account. “Move away from the coast immediately.”
The quake was at a depth of 83 kilometers (52 miles), the German Research Centre for Geoscience (GFZ) said.
GFZ recorded the earthquake as being magnitude 6.3, according to AFP news agency, higher than that reported by the Greek authorities.
Tremors from the quake were felt as far away as Cyprus, Israel and southwestern Turkey.
People in Egypt also felt the quake with the country’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics reporting a magnitude of 6.4 but no casualties or property damage.
