Greek Quake this afternoon

[Sandyman]

Thought there would be news on here by now.

'' The quake was felt as far away as Cairo across the Mediterranean Sea, and the Turkish news agency Anatolia said it also caused panic in the Turkish resorts of Bodrum, Fethiye and Marmaris. ''

 

[xtiffer]

Yes, felt a strong tremor here in Marmaris.
I guess I'm used to them now, I didn't even get out of my chair.
Cheers,
Chris

 

[Victoria Sponge]

I'm just jealous that you're in Marmaris and I'm in the UK! Apart from a bit shaky what's it like there?

 

[charles_reed]

Thought there would be news on here by now.

'' The quake was felt as far away as Cairo across the Mediterranean Sea, and the Turkish news agency Anatolia said it also caused panic in the Turkish resorts of Bodrum, Fethiye and Marmaris. ''

Deep 5.9 epicentre c 65nm NE of Irakleon, Crete.

Ironically more felt around Asia Minor than in Greece.

 

[noelex]

The epicenter was only 50Km from me . First time I have felt a quake while the boat was at anchor. Very weird sensation and motion
I was worried about a Tsunami, but by the time I found out where the epicenter was it was 20mins later and I calculated it would only take about 15mins to travel that distance.

 

[charles_reed]

The epicenter was only 50Km from me . First time I have felt a quake while the boat was at anchor. Very weird sensation and motion
I was worried about a Tsunami, but by the time I found out where the epicenter was it was 20mins later and I calculated it would only take about 15mins to travel that distance.

One advantage of that depth, was little likelihood of a tsunami.

Apart from quakes, an abyssal slip can cause a nasty wave.
Glad you survived unscathed - fortunate at anchor, far more risk of damage if you'd been alongside.

 

[Roaring Girl]

One advantage of that depth, was little likelihood of a tsunami.

Apart from quakes, an abyssal slip can cause a nasty wave.
Glad you survived unscathed - fortunate at anchor, far more risk of damage if you'd been alongside.

Yes - the tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan were much safer at sea or even at anchor. The Japan coastguard boat that filmed their experience of the non-breaking tsunami wave shows that vividly.

 

[noelex]

Yes - the tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan were much safer at sea or even at anchor. The Japan coastguard boat that filmed their experience of the non-breaking tsunami wave shows that vividly.

I could clearly feel the quake at anchor which surprised me. I was debating weather to sail for open water and given the recent seismic activity in the world it is probably sensible to have some sort of plan of action if this happens again.


I understand deep water provides complete protection from a Tsunami, but does the water depth at an anchorage provide any safety ? I am anchored in 5m at the moment , but to get to deep water would take 45 mins. If there are future quakes its likely that to reach deep water I would have to make a decision to leave before it became clear if there was a Tsunami threat or not.

I know the chances are small, but I have friends that were effected by the new Zealand quake and the Tokyo Tsunami. I also went to Sri Lanka to do some aid work after the Tsunami their in 2004 and saw first hand the devastation it caused. So the risk seems real.

 

[Etesian]

Our boat is on the hard in Marmaris. We felt it shake and sutter the boat pretty good. No damage at the marina however. We are from San Francisco, so it just felt like we were at home for about 15 seconds.

 

[tri39]

65mls NE of Heraklion sounds like Santorini!
No doubt it'll blow again one day!!
Do you remember the quake in Levkas in ?2003.
I was at anchor off Paleros and could hear a noise like a large diesel engine and it felt like the boat was vibrating at anchor! From the point of view of a tsunami the worst place to be is in a long shallow bay which will really heap up the incoming water. I didn't move though, reasoning that the island of Levkas would shelter the mainland. Apparently Levkas moved that day!

 

[Norman_E]

What date and time was the quake? I am in Marmaris, and felt nothing, except the usual tremors the boat gets when in a cradle and there is a strong gust of wind.

 

[SHUG]

I understand deep water provides complete protection from a Tsunami, but does the water depth at an anchorage provide any safety ? I am anchored in 5m at the moment , but to get to deep water would take 45 mins. If there are future quakes its likely that to reach deep water I would have to make a decision to leave before it became clear if there was a Tsunami threat or not..

If the tsunami wave is created in deep water then the wave starts off as approximately that "height" ie.it's a deep water wave extending to the seabed but may only be 1metre or so at the surface.If it started in 100m depth then that 1m surface wave would become 5m in 20m depth and 20m in 5m depth and so on.
The point at which the wave breaks depends on other factors like the way the seabed shelves. So.....if you were anchored in 10metres you might experience a 10m swell which ,if you were lucky would pull your anchor up and you would survive.....I hope. Better to head for deep water ASAP!!!!!