An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday.The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) near the island of Karpathos in the Mediterranean Sea,

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The quake occurred at a depth of 83 kilometers (52 miles).