An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Greece at 9:17 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). Local Greece outlet Skai reported one dead and nine injured as of 11:35 a.m., two hours after the initial earthquake. The EMSC reported the quake’s epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) near Crete, about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) south-southeast of Irákleion, the capital of the Greek island of Crete. A magnitude 4.0 aftershock was reported five minutes later in the same location. A total of 10 aftershocks ranging between 3.0 and 4.6 in magnitude followed in the same location, with the last aftershock reported at 10:30 a.m. Heraklion mayor Vassilis Lambrinos told Skai that the quake was strongly felt, and that efforts were made to evacuate schools immediately. Lambrinos added that some buildings and two churches had collapsed as of 9:56 a.m. Skai reported two people trapped, one …
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