5.3 earthquake strikes off Kassos island
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 23:58 on Tuesday in the sea region 40 klm west-north west of Kassos island.
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An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 23:58 on Tuesday in the sea region 40 klm west-north west of Kassos island.
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.