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newsPhaistos: The Palatial Mountain Fortress of Minoan Crete57m|tourism4.4 magnitude quake hits southern Crete, no damage reported2h|newsCommemorating ANZAC Day, 25 April - Greek City Times4h|tourism5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Crete, Followed by 51 Aftershocks5h|generalMinor 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Aegean Near Crete6h|general3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Off Crete Causes No Damage6h|generalMinor 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Crete6h|newsLight mag. 3.8 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 24 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 01:06 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery6h|

newsPhaistos: The Palatial Mountain Fortress of Minoan Crete57m|tourism4.4 magnitude quake hits southern Crete, no damage reported2h|newsCommemorating ANZAC Day, 25 April - Greek City Times4h|tourism5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Crete, Followed by 51 Aftershocks5h|generalMinor 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Aegean Near Crete6h|general3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Off Crete Causes No Damage6h|generalMinor 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Crete6h|newsLight mag. 3.8 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 24 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 01:06 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery6h|

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Phaistos: The Palatial Mountain Fortress of Minoan Crete

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4.4 magnitude quake hits southern Crete, no damage reported

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Minor 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Aegean Near Crete

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3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Off Crete Causes No Damage

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Minor 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Crete

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Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 24 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, at 01:06 am (GMT +3) - Volcano Discovery

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