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New 5.3 earthquake hits Crete

The aftershocks continue after the major 5.8 tremor on Monday

Newsroom September 28 09:58

The seismic activity on Crete continued, as a new 5.3 aftershock scale occurred in Heraklion at 07:48.

According to the Geodynamic Institute, the epicentre of the earthquake was Arkalochori, where yesterday the 5.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded.

The tremor was felt in Heraklion.

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According to the data, it had a focal depth of 13.9 km and an epicentre of 22 km in Heraklion.

The earthquake was felt throughout the prefecture of Heraklion. Tremors of the order of 3 Richter followed in the area.

Reports speak of new damage to already dilapidated buildings in Arkalochori. According to cretalive.gr, a landslide was caused to Koudoumas by the tremor.

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