Overview
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 01:51 local time on May 14, with its epicenter 15 kilometers off the Greek island of Kasos in the Aegean Sea.
- The quake, originating at a depth of 78 kilometers, was felt across the Dodecanese islands, Crete, and as far as Cairo, Egypt.
- No casualties or structural damage have been reported, and authorities have ruled out significant aftershocks or a larger seismic event.
- Tsunami alerts were issued to residents of Rhodes, Karpathos, and Kasos via mobile notifications as a precautionary measure.
- Seismic experts confirmed the event is unrelated to earlier tremor surges around Santorini and emphasized Greece's robust monitoring and response systems.