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UPDATE1 -- Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Greece


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UPDATE1 -- Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Greece

2011-04-01 20:51:44 GMT+7 (ICT)

CRETE, GREECE (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Friday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 4.29 p.m. local time (1329 GMT) was centered about 138 kilometers (85 miles) east of the city of Heraklion on Crete, or about 51 kilometers (31 miles) northeast of Palaíkastron. It struck about 60 kilometers (37 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Witnesses said the earthquake was strongly felt throughout southern Greece and parts of Egypt, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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