4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Crete

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4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Crete

It happened south of Ierapetra

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A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Crete.

The epicentre is located 100 kilometers from the island and the focal depth is 10 kilometres and occurred in the sea area south of Ierapetra.

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