A 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Southern Mediterranean, off Crete's coast (Greece). The figure shows the Forecast-points (green triangles) 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, 24.04.26, at 03:18am UTC, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was located in Southern Mediterranean sea sector, off Crete's coast (Greece), at coordinates (lat, lon) 34.86N 25.93E and about 20 km hypocentral depth.
The earthquake magnitude and the hypocentral localization, according to the decisional matrix, activated the Tsunami Alert Center service that at 03:24 am UTC, sent an INFORMATION message to the Civil Protection Department and to the Mediterranean Countries.