Nocere – Earth Disasters

A strong undersea earth-quake measuring 5.9 in the Richter scale yesterday shook the Greek Island of Crete and was also felt in northern Egypt at a depth of 30 kilometers., officials said.

The Athens Observatory said the 12.30pm (0930 GMT) earthquake had its epicenter 450 km south of Athens and 170 km south of Iraklion, the island’s principal city. The earthquake was felt as far away as Cairo.

Crete police said the quake shook the island though no damage was reported. The tremor was also felt on the northern coast of Egypt, the director of the Egyptian geophysics research institute Salah Mohammed Mahmoud said. No damge or victims reported in Egypt.

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