ATHENS, Dec. 29 (BNA) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The Egyptian authorities reported that the earthquake was felt in some cities of the country, according to Reuters.
“I felt it,” Akis Tslentis, director of the Geodynamic Institute who was on the island of Crete, told Greece’s Skai TV.
“Thank God he was at sea. He said the area is already burdened (with previous tremors) and if it is inland there may be damages.
Another earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred at 1647 GMT, at a depth of 59 km, the institute said.
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