Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Crete, Greece, GFZ says
The quake was at a depth of 52 miles (83 km), GFZ said.
Residents in Egypt also felt the quake with the country's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics reporting no casualties or property damage.
The institute said it recorded a quake of 6.4 magnitude 431 km off Egypt's northern coasts.
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