Strong mag. 5.8 Earthquake - 24 Km NW From Arvi on Monday, Sep 27, 2021, at 09:17 am (Athens time)

Zaros Crete / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : It was loud, the windows were rattling, 2 very alarmed dogs. Nothing fell from shelves but everything was moving. | 8 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)   

Knossos Museum / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Started with some lateral shaking then escalated to vibrating. Intense portion only 2-3 seconds, full shaking slightly over 5-6 seconds | 4 users found this interesting.   

Agia Pelagia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Moderate Shaking - Riss in der Wand! | 5 users found this interesting.   

Malia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s : It was after 9:00 am (dont know correct time). I was outside. First i hear like huge (like really big truck) traffic and i had feeling like the earth is shaking because of it. So i turn around and i saw building shaking and people running out from it- the | 3 users found this interesting.   

Gerani, Crete / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 10-15 s : The ground felt to be rolling and vibrating. It lasted for what seemed like longer than ten seconds. Watched the water splashing gently out of the swimming pool after and the water continue to move for maybe thirty seconds.   

Hersonissos / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Strong shaking. Wals were rocking from side to side, floor was shaking, walls cracked in the hotel. Was really frightening   

Nivritos, Crete / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : I was standing in the middle of the room when I thought I heard a truck drive next to the house, the noise grew louder, and then the ground started moving under me, and then the whole house shook from left to right v.v. No damage. | 2 users found this interesting.   

Choumeriako, Lassithi / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 20-30 s : Low rumble sound like large truck outside & the sofa I was sat on felt to be wobbling/shaking. Our entire house felt like it was vibrating with the tremor. Quite scary! | 2 users found this interesting.   

Gazi, dolphin bay / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s | One user found this interesting.   

Rethymno / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : It felt like a big one, a rumble and 20sec of shaking | 3 users found this interesting.   

Chania / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Light shaking | 3 users found this interesting.   

Hotel Eri beach and village in Hersonissos / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I was having a breafast ar the hotel terrace and the entire structure for few seconds was violently moving. We run outside but the quake stopped. After I returned to my room I found the bottle of water which I left open on the floor... During the day in m | One user found this interesting.   

Agios Nikolaos / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Stronger than a mild earthquake, caused cats to scatter and dog to bark. Nothing fell off the walls, but it would have been very noticeable to try to walk across the floor without hanging onto something. Unattached things swayed back and forth. The house | One user found this interesting.   

Loutra rethymnon / Weak shaking (MMI III) / both vertical and horizontal swinging : Sat in my bed and the whole bed and the walls were shaking, so I ran down to ground floor, a picture fell down from the fireplace and broke. This was scary, and we found out that we don’t know how to react when this happens. Our house were built 5 years | One user found this interesting.   

ELIA / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 10-15 s : Des objets sont tombés mais rien de cassé. J'entendais les voisins dans la rue, tout le monde est sorti, les gens ont vraiment eu peur. | One user found this interesting.   

Choumeriaco / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Heard a roaring sound like a tube train coming out of a tunnel which increased in sound as the floor vibrated and the chair rocked from side to side. Furniture and also shutters rattled. | One user found this interesting.   

Perissa Santorini / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Sitting around hotel pool. Felt sun longer shaking as if something underneath rubbing against it. Water in the pool. Rippling | One user found this interesting.   

Heraklion, Crete / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s : Everything was moving. Intense noise. Extremely long duration. Everyone was in the streets within seconds, and I could also hear screams. Aftershocks strong enough to be felt on second floor. | One user found this interesting.   

Ireapetra, Crete, Greece / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I first thought, that a big truck or tank would drive next to the house. But the movement was more horizontally and shaking, which is uncommon to trucks on streets. | One user found this interesting.   

Elounda, Crete / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 15-20 s : Everything in the house rattled, but nothing fell over. Chandelier is still swinging ten minutes later.... | One user found this interesting.   

Analypsi / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / vibration and rolling / 10-15 s : Intense, plusieurs secousses régulières.   

Piaka, elounda / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Sounded like strongwindin shutters but there was no wind. More pronounced onbalcony   

Having breakfast at the seaside / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Koffee been spilled on the table. 3-5 medium horizontal pushes   

Marino village / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s : Was sleeping just the bed shaking | 2 users found this interesting.   

Kokini Haki ,Hotel Arina / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 2-5 s : Starke erschüttert. | 2 users found this interesting.   

Heraklion / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Never felt anything like it in my life. Quite a terrifying experience and panic from everyone in the restaurant. | 2 users found this interesting.   

Malia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : Der Boden wackelte | 2 users found this interesting.   

Heraklion Airport / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Buildings were shaking and all people running on the streets | 2 users found this interesting.   

Plaka, chania / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : One slight movement up then down | 2 users found this interesting.   

Malia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : Mäßiges bis starkes schütteln | 2 users found this interesting.   

Ulrike Juriens Hotel Anissa Beach / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 5-10 s : Ich saß am Strand auf meiner Liege und es kamen Geräusche, wie „wenn ein Unwetter naht“ die Liege wackelte, der Sonnenschirm und der Sand unter meinen Füßen. Panisch rannte ich zu einer älteren Dame und fragte was ich machen soll (ich dachte glei