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.

A powerful earthquake struck near the Greek island of Kasos early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings and widespread alerts across the southeastern Aegean.