Quake measuring 6.0 recorded north of Crete

Quake measuring 6.0 recorded north of Crete
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An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 6.0 was recorded north-west of the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

EMSC said it was recorded at a depth of 56 kilometres between the islands of Crete and Kythera. There were no immediate reports of damage.

On Tuesday, at least 21 people were killed in Albania by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful earthquake to strike the Balkan country in decades.

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