07:00 09/06/2015
Athens - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck north of Athens early
on Tuesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), but
while it was felt in the Greek capital there were no reported
casualties.
According to the USGS, the quake's epicentre was 83km
north of Athens, near the town of Malesina. It began at around 04:10
(01:10 GMT) and lasted for several seconds, waking residents in the
area.
The Athens Observatory said the earthquake measured 5.3 in magnitude, and the epicentre was under the sea.
Greece
is one of Europe's most earthquake-prone countries. In January 2014,
several thousand people found themselves homeless on the holiday island
of Cephalonia in the Ionian Islands after a 5.8 magnitude quake.
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