Zakros

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck the Greek island of Crete on Monday morning, though there were no immediate reports of damage. 

The Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens reported that the tremor occurred south-southeast of Zakros, along the island's eastern coast, at a depth of 5.7 kilometers.

While the Lassithi region is primarily known for the glamorous Elounda and bustling Ierapetra, it also boasts other beauties worth exploring: from fortresses and churches to the ruins of ancient cities and settlements, as well as intriguing hiking trails like the one through Zakros Gorge.

Three moderate earthquakes rattled residents of eastern Crete and the nearby islands of Kasos and Karpathos in the southern Aegean early on Friday.

All three quakes struck some 30 kilometers off the coast of Zakros on Crete's eastern tip.

The first, with a magnitude of 3.9 Richter, struck at 4.16 a.m., according to the National Observatory's Geodynamic Institute.

A total of 88 migrants and refugees were found and rescued by a Frontex vessel and the Greek coast guard off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Monday in two separate operations.

The Frontex vessel rescued 31 people in an inflatable motorized dinghy in the sea off Cape Korakas.

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck north of Athens at 4.09 a.m. on Tuesday.

According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the tremor?s epicenter was located in the seabed, some 26 kilometers northwest of Halkida, Evia.

A 51-year-old German national who was reported missing on Monday night from her holiday home in Siteia on the eastern coast of Crete, was found dead on Tuesday.

According to the state-run Athens-Macedonia News Agency, relatives alerted police after the unnamed 51-year-old left a note suggesting disappointment with life before walking out of the holiday home.