4.3 earthquake recorded in Crete

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4.3 earthquake recorded in Crete

It was five kilometres southwest of the village of Arkalochori

Newsroom October 22 01:31

A new earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in Arkalochori, Crete at 13:11 on Friday, five kilometres southwest of the village in Heraklion.

The initial estimate of the Geodynamic Seismological Institute recorded the tremor at 4.4 Richter.

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