GREECE has been rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake which struck within the early hours of Sunday morning.
The quake hit within the Gulf of Corinth, within the centre of the nation, there have been no fast stories of harm or accidents, authorities stated.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) – which revised down an preliminary studying of 5.7 magnitude – stated the quake struck 3.1 miles under the floor within the gulf separating mainland Greece from the Peloponnese peninsula.
It hit 10 miles from the city of Itea.
Shallow earthquakes are felt extra strongly than deeper ones as they’re nearer to the floor.
The tremor, which occurred simply after 1am native time, was felt as far-off as Athens, the capital, some 71 miles away.
Greece was struck by an enormous 6.0 magnitude earthquake in October final 12 months, with the tremors being felt as far-off as Egypt and Syria.
The epicentre was 93 miles south east of Greek island Karpathos, the US Geological Survey (USGS) stated.
That quake was additionally felt within the japanese a part of Crete following the earlier month’s big quake which destroyed a church when three builders have been inside, killing a brand new grandad.
Not less than 24 individuals have been damage as as much as 1,000 properties on Greece’s largest island have been reported broken by the 6.0 magnitude quake.