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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Quake of 6.4 magnitude causes minor damage on Crete

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude off the coast of Crete caused minor damage on the Greek island on Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties or serious destruction, police and fire brigade said. The center of the quake, at 9.11 a.m. ET, was 22.5 miles below the seabed and 43 miles west of Chania on Crete, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Tremors were felt as far as the Greek capital Athens, some 180 miles away, and across southern Greece, including the Peloponnese peninsula and the Cyclades cluster of islands, the Athens Geological Institute said. ...

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