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Strong earthquake hits Crete; no damage reported
A 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit the south coast of the island of Crete near the town of Moires, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics has announced.
The earthquake occurred at 9.59 p.m. local time (1859 GMT) Thursday at a depth of 8.9 kilometers, the Institute announced.
A day earlier, a 4.2-maginitude tremor had occurred in the same area.
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