5,7R Earthquake northwest of Crete
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Crete and the southeastern Peloponnese at 9:23 am.
The Euro-Mediterranean Institute has announced a magnitude 6 Richter earthquake.
The focal point was located at 74 km west of Chania.
The earthquake felt in Athens too.
The first estimated depth is 56km.

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