Athens – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, as reported by the country's Geodynamic Institute. The earthquake occurred 17 km from Archanes-Asterousia, Greece as per USGS.

Akis Tselentis, director of the Geodynamic Institute who was in Crete, said authorities gave a revised reading of 5.7 from 5.6 earlier.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) earlier registered the tremor at 6.1. Egyptian authorities reported the quake was felt in some of the country's cities.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The country had earlier experienced two earthquakes of magnitude 5.6 on 26th and 4.0 on 27th December.