A strong earthquake jolted the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday, two weeks and a day after another temblor killed a man and damaged hundreds of buildings. The Geodynamic Institute in Athens said the undersea earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at 12: 24 p.m. local time( 9: 24 a.m. GMT) off the island’s eastern coast.It was felt as far as the coast of Turkey and on Cyprus, more than 500 kilometres( 310 miles) to the east, authorities said. Magnitude 4.1 and 4.6 quakes that

The whole house shook side to side by at least 15 centimetres.... It lasted about 20 seconds.'" According to the agency, the quake was at a depth of 6.2 miles. Prominent seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said the island had also been struck by a tsunami following the huge quake.... Appealing for people to evacuate its coastal areas, he said:" A small tsunami is underway in southern Crete....