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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Strong earthquake shakes Crete

 

Strong earthquake shakes Crete; no reports of injuries

Agence France-Presse

ATHENS - A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook the Libyan Sea and the southern Greek island of Crete early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the Athens Observatory said.

The quake had an epicenter 400 kilometers (249 miles) south of Athens, near the island of Gaidouronisi, and struck at 2:17 a.m. (0017 GMT).

"Earthquakes of similar size have been recorded in this area in the past but not recently," observatory seismologist Yiannis Papis told AFP.

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