Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) recorded a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck east of Crete island earlier Tuesday.
The tremor was 390 kilometers away from the Egyptian Mediterranean city of Alexandria, NRIAG said in a statement.
It added that the earthquake was felt in Egypt at 7:32 a.m., noting that the epicenter was at a depth of 31.56 kilometers.
No word of casualties or damage was reported, NRIAG assured.
Source: State Information Service Egypt