India, May 14 -- A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the area near Fry, Greece, early Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1:51 a.m. local time at a depth of 78 kilometers. Tremors were felt as far away as Cairo, Egypt, as well as in Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan.

Volcano Discovery, a website that tracks earthquakes real time, received thousands of reports of ground shaking.

"My bed moved and shaked on the third floor in the hotel Infinity Blue in Hersonissos (close to the beach). I felt it shake against the wall. It is the first time in my life. I turned the air conditioning of, thinking it was cause by it. It woke me up. I checked the time at 1:56 AM," one person reported.

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