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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Crete earthquake measuring 6.2 detected

Seismologists in the United States said their equipment picked up a magnitude 6.2 earthquake on the Greek island of Crete Saturday. There were no immediate reports from Crete; however, the U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was relatively shallow and a mere 37 miles south of the town of Pirgos and 253 miles from Athens. The quake struck at 6:11 p.m. local time in ...

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