A 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea, offshore Crete Island, in Greece . The figure shows the Forecast-points (green triangle) in which the alert levels are estimated. The isochrones (concentric curves starting from the epicenter) represent the tsunami propagation times estimated in the rapid simulation.Today, 13.05.25, at 22:51 UTC, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was located in the Aegean Sea, was located offshore Crete Island, in Greece (lat, lon) 34.96N; 26.94E at a depth of approximately 100 km.
The earthquake's magnitude and hypocentral location, based on the decision matrix used, activated the INGV-Tsunami Alert Center service, which at 22:56 UTC, sent an INFORMATION message to the Civil Protection Department and the Mediterranean countries subscribing CAT services.