Devastating earthquake hits Greece: 6.1 magnitude - tsunami warning issued PHOTO/VIDEO

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 64.4 kilometers, Katimerini reported.

The earthquake was felt off Crete, as well as on the islands of Rhodes and Kos, as well as in some parts of Turkey, and a tsunami warning was issued as a precaution.

So far, there are no reports of injuries or serious material damage.

Due to the depth, the intensity of the earthquake on the surface is reduced

President of the Organization for Earthquake Planning and Protection (OASP) and professor of geology, Efthimios Lekas, said that the depth of 60 kilometers was a key feature of this earthquake, as it reduced the intensity on the surface.

According to the first descriptions of the residents, no significant impact of the earthquake was recorded.

Lekas ​​emphasized that such earthquakes at that depth usually occur as individual events, without pronounced pre- or post-seismic activity.

The connection with the recent earthquakes in Santorini does not exist?

He added that the earthquake occurred at the "Greek Arc", the place where the European and African tectonic plates collide.

Commenting on possible connections with the recent earthquakes in Santorini and Turkey, Lekas ​​pointed out that there is no connection, because the geotectonic conditions are different.