A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 1:51 a.m. Eastern European time about 14 miles southeast of Fry, Greece, data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 6.1.

A powerful earthquake struck near the Greek island of Kasos early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings and widespread alerts across the southeastern Aegean.

The powerful 6.0 earthquake struck parts of Crete in Greece early this morning, with tourists told to 'move away from the coast' amid the possible risk of a tsunami