Earthquake hits Crete as large 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Mediterranean island with fears of damage
AN EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 6.3 has hit the holiday hotspot island of Crete, Greece.
The quake was at a depth of 83km, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
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It comes after the idyllic Greek island of Santorini was plunged into a state of emergency in February as a total of 7,700 tremors shook the isle in two weeks.
Around 7,700 earthquakes have shaken the Santorini-Amorgos seismic zone since January 26.
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