Double earthquake (3.7 and 4.4) hit Crete after midnight
Two earthquakes measuring 3.7 and 4.4 on the Richter scale, hit the island of Crete in the span of 14 minutes about half an hour after midnight.
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Two earthquakes measuring 3.7 and 4.4 on the Richter scale, hit the island of Crete in the span of 14 minutes about half an hour after midnight.
A 4.6 earthquake on the Richter scale was recorded at 10:45 on Friday on Crete.
According to the Athens Geodynamics Institute, the tremor’s epicentre is located in the sea region 28 kilometres southwest of Sfakia in Chania.
A rare painting attributed to famous painter “El Greco” (Dominikos Theotokopoulos) was found near the city of Chania in Crete, according to statements made by Byzantine Antiquities Commissioner Michalis Andrianakis during the Conference on the Archaeological Work of Crete in Rethymnon.