6.1 earthquake sends Greeks rushing into street

Last updated Thu Apr 16 015

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck around 50km off the eastern tip of the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete, the US Geological Survey says.

USGS located the quake 152km east-southeast of the island's main town, Heraklion. It revised the magnitude from a previous 6.3.

Greek fire brigade officials in Athens said the quake had been felt on the island but that there were no immediate reports of damage of casualties.

A local police official in Crete said the quake had been strong enough to send some of the island's residents rushing into the streets.

- Reuters

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