UPDATED: Greece issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake

Greece’s emergency services have warned people to move away from the coast after an offshore earthquake struck near the island of Kasos.

“A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48km [south-east] of Kasos. Risk of possible Tsunami in your area,” the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection posted on the 112 Greece account. “Move away from the coast immediately.”

The tiny island of Kasos, which has a population of around 1,000, lies in the Aegean Sea between Crete and Rhodes.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 83 km (52 miles), 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.

Source:  Reuters

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