Strong earthquake on the Greek island of Zakynthos: "It was quite intense"

The west of Greece was hit by an earthquake. According to the European Seismological Center EMSC, it had a strength of 6.8

The epicenter was at sea, about 44 kilometers from the tourist island of Zakynthos. The earthquake occurred at 1:54 local time, causing many people to wake up.

"We were shaken off the bed"

The Dutch Vicky van der Zee was also in bed after waking up. She is with her family in Zakynthos because of her grandfather's 70th birthday. "At first, we felt a less powerful earthquake, it looked like a tumble dryer, but half an hour later we were really shaken, bottles of wine bottles fell out of the cupboards, the pool was was flooded and the current broke out. "

To our knowledge, there were no casualties and the earthquake did not cause much damage. Greece has to deal with earthquakes regularly. This is why strict construction rules apply in many places. Most of the time, the consequences of earthquakes are not so severe.

The hotel where Vicky van der Zee lives suffered some minor damage. "There are barns in the walls and I see that the floor is a little sagging, and there are also several bottles of bottled water on the floor." Although guests have to wait outside, the hotel is controlled inside. "Then we can go back to bed, and the employees here have taken good care of us," says Van der Zee.