STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:19
A.M. ON 22 MAY 2025 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) ON CRETE,
GREECE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 35.60N, 25.72E, ABOUT
230 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF RHODES. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:28 HKT ON 22.05.2025