3.5 Richter shakes Crete

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3.5 Richter earthquake occurred overnight, 01:47 on the island of Crete.

According to the automatic solution of the Geodynamic Seismological Institute, the epicenter of the seismic vibration is located 23 kilometers south-southeast of Heraklion, Crete and its focal depth was estimated at 15 kilometers.

A few hours later at 04:29 in the morning, another weak earthquake is recorded in the area of ​​magnitude 1.7 on the Richter scale, as recorded by the local media Creta Post.

It is worth noting that these earthquakes are a sequence of those that occurred on June 8 in the area.

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