A British holidaymaker staying at a plush resort was terrified after being woken by an earthquake.
Claire Gibson was shaken awake by the early morning tremors which hit the holiday island hotel.
The flooring and furniture retailer was staying at Hersonissos, Crete, which was struck by the earthquake today (22 May).
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The epicentre was in the sea 36 miles north-northeast of Elounda which is on the northern coast of the Greek island.
It was 43 miles deep, according to the US Geological Survey.
The shock was felt extensively across islands throughout the Aegean Sea as reported by Need To Know.
Married Claire, 49, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was holidaying with family
She described the moment the seismic waves hit.
She said: “My phone just woke me up.
“There was an earthquake notification.
“The alert went off, woke us up and the whole room was shaking.
“It was my first experience of an earthquake.
“Because our hotel is right on the coastline our first concern was the risk of a tsunami.
“The floor was shaking – it was an unsettling experience.
“The wardrobe doors were banging like mad and we could feel the whole building shake.
“Thankfully there was no damage.
“It was my first experience of an earthquake.”
It was the second quake to hit in days.
A 6.3-magnitude quake struck both Crete and Rhodes last week.
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