570690 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://banksnews.gr/powerful-6-3-earthquake-hits-south-of-crete/” width=”700″> A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the sea area southeast of Crete. Public domain. A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 struck the seabed at 12:24 PM on Tuesday local time south of Crete. The quake had a focal depth of 8.2 km (5.09 miles), and its epicenter was southeast of the city of Ierapetra.2021-10-12T21:29+0200banksnews-0da898214a6e109f086350421ef5d87920211012212900https://worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net/europe/greece-s-crete-island-jolted-with-63-magnitude-earthquake-h210546.htmlMinor damage, landslides reported but no casualties, according to media reports. A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck at 12.24 p.m. Tuesday on the Greek island of Crete, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The epicenter was recorded 23 kilometers (14 miles)....2021-10-12T20:41+0200worldbulletin-7be22a733599e26de9b6c8cc7a5b587020211012204100https://www.ibtimes.com/strong-quake-strikes-greeces-crete-no-injuries-reported-3314842A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete Tuesday, the Athens Observatory said, with initial media reports suggesting no one was hurt. The quake -- the second strong tremor to hit Greece's largest island in just over two weeks -- struck at 0924 GMT with an epicentre in....2021-10-12T20:24+0200ibtimes-70dc571d3c1ddb6537a82c0ef4d360fe20211012202400https://stream24.ilsole24ore.com/video/mondo/terremoto-largo-creta-cappella-ridotta-macerie/AEKZFTpRoma, 12 ott. (askanews) - La cappella di Agios Nikolaos a Xerokampos, Creta, ridotta in macerie dopo che un potente terremoto di magnitudo 6,3 ha colpito al largo dell'isola greca; secondo l'Osservatorio di Atene non ci sono state vittime. L'epicentro è stato in mare a 405 km a Sud-est di Atene e 24 km dalla città di Zakros.2021-10-12T20:11+0200ilSole24ore-88271aa3e11161a7e1a8a904716f505920211012201100