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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.

Greece on Thursday sent some additional aid to earthquake-stricken neighboring Albania, in the form of three mobile cooking units, courtesy of the Greek army, transported to capital Tirana by the Greek Air Force, upon initiative of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias arrived at Durres, Albania, on Tuesday evening, to show Greece's support in the aftermath of an earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale that claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people.