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The largest Greek island hit by marine earthquakes – is there a risk of a tsunami?

A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Greece measuring between 5.9 and 6.4 on the Richter scale, with the tremors reportedly felt as far away as Turkey, Egypt, Syria and Israel and the incident coming just a week after another 6.3-magnitude quake hit Crete, reducing buildings to rubble.

The epicentre of the quake is believed to be close to the island of Rhodes.