Egypt: An earthquake of a magnitude of 5.7 shook Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, according to Egyptian authorities.

The earthquake was felt in parts of the country's cities, according to the country's Geodynamic Institute. Authorities reported a revised estimate of 5.7 from 5.6 earlier, according to Akis Tselentis, head of the Geodynamic Institute, who was in Crete.

However, there were no reports of injuries or property damage right away. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had earlier registered a magnitude of 6.1 to the tremor. The tremor was felt in some Egyptian cities, according to authorities.

Authorities reported a revised estimate of 5.7 from 5.6 earlier, according to Akis Tselentis, head of the Geodynamic Institute, who was in Crete. He told Greece's Skai TV, "I felt it." "Thankfully it was in the sea. The area is already burdened with repeated tremors and if it were inland there could have been damaged" he stated.  The quake struck at a depth of 80 kilometres (49.7 miles), according to the EMSC. The depth was 42.7 kilometres, according to Greece's Geodynamic Institute.

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