Strong earthquake of magnitude 5.5 rattles Greek island of Crete, no reports of damage

ATHENS, Nov 21 — A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early today but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake was of magnitude 5.5, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said, and was felt as far away as Cairo, Egypt.

Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had revised the magnitude of the earthquake to 5.4 from 6.

The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), EMSC said. — Reuters