A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck south of Crete at 18:21 on Saturday, March 14, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The epicenter was located 36 kilometers southwest of Paleochora in the Chania regional unit, at a focal depth of 14.2 kilometers. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

This is the second tremor in a couple of days, after a 4.8-magnitude quake hit central Greece on Thursday, with the epicenter located 11 kilometers northeast of Raptopulo in the Evrytania regional unit, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.