India, May 22 -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the coast of Crete in Greece. As per the German Research Center for Geosciences, the earthquake has now triggered a tsunami evaluation for the European nation.

As per GFZ, the earthquake struck at a depth of 77km.

As per ESMC, a tsunami risk is under evaluation. "Depending on earthquake-coastline distance, tsunamis can be local (1000km)," stated the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

As per the Institute of Geodynamics in Greece. the earthquake was of magnitude 6.1. Whereas, ESMC stated that the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded to be at 6.3.

Last week. Greece experienced a similar warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck of its southern coast. On M...