An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 83 km (51.57 miles), GFZ said.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a slightly lower quake, at 6.1 magnitude.

The current damage to the island is not currently known, though the USGS estimates that there is little risk of landslides or liquefaction, the loss of the ground's structural integrity, occurring.

According to the USGS, tremors will likely have been felt across dozens of Greece's islands, as well as the western coast of Turkey.