Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece

October 4, 2010 An earthquake hit the island of in Greece on Sunday morning. The measured it as magnitude 5.4, and reported the earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 kilometers, 132 kilometers southeast of. The earthquake took place at 18:21:01 local time (15:21:01 UTC).

The (USGS) reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.0, and that it occurred at a depth of 28.8 kilometers.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was centered 125 kilometers east-southeast of Iraklion, Crete; 220 kilometers southwest of, ; 230 kilometers east-southeast of , Crete; and 405 kilometers southeast of Athens.

USGS noted that an aftershock occurred at 15:35:36, with a magnitude of 4.4, at a depth of 35 kilometers.