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Minor 3.5 tremor recorded near Kos

Its epicentre was 15 km northeast of the island

Newsroom October 18 03:16

A minor earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred a few minutes ago in the island of Kos.

According to the Geodynamic Institute, the tremor had its epicentre 15 km northeast of the island and a very small focal depth of 0.5 km.

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