A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Crete, Greece, shaking regions across southern Europe and North Africa, including parts of Turkey and Egypt. The quake, recorded at a depth of 83 km,

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale was registered today around two hours in the sea area 20 kilometers south-southwest of the island of Kasos, east of Crete, the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens announced.

The powerful 6.0 earthquake struck parts of Crete in Greece early this morning, with tourists told to 'move away from the coast' amid the possible risk of a tsunami