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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Albert Toth and Madeline Sherratt

Crete earthquake: Greece issues tsunami warning as 5.9 magnitude quake ‘felt in Egypt’

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) near the island of Karpathos in the Mediterranean Sea, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said, prompting Greek authorities to issue a temporary tsunami warning.

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