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Breaking – 5.4 earthquake hits off Crete

The quake had a focal depth of 24.9 km

Newsroom September 18 07:44

A powerful earthquake was recorded near the Greek island of Crete a short while ago.

According to the Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale and occurred 19 kilometres southwest of Arvi.

The quake had a focal depth of 40,5 km.

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