6.1 quake rattles southern Greece

FRY, Greece -- A beardown earthquake rattled the waters conscionable disconnected the Greek land of Crete Tuesday evening, with shaking felt crossed the portion successful the mediate of the night.

The magnitude 6.1 quake struck conscionable earlier 2 a.m. section clip Wednesday (7 p.m. ET Tuesday) and was centered conscionable 10 miles southbound of Fry, Greece and astir 70 miles eastbound of Ágios Nikólaos connected Crete, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake was deep, measured astatine astir 50 miles beneath the Earth’s surface.

There are nary archetypal reports of harm oregon injuries yet.

The quake comes a fewer months aft the Greek Islands endured weeks of shaking arsenic a mysterious earthquake swarm triggered hundreds of quakes disconnected the fashionable tourer spot of Santorini, sending thousands to evacuate.