An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at about 00:49 on Wednesday morning, in the area between Kasos and Crete, according to the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens.
Specifically, it took place at a depth of about 10 kilometers, 29 kilometers south-southwest of Kasos and 49 kilometers south-southeast of Paleokastro in Sitia.
Six aftershocks, ranging from 2.5 to 3.1 Richter, were documented in the half hour that followed what appears to have been the main earthquake.
