Earthquake hits Greece
At 7:14 am local time (5:14 GMT) an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit 129 km south west of Athens. The earthquake epicenter was in the sea and at a depth of 51 km. So far there are no reports of any casualties or damages. It has been reported that the shock was felt all over Greece and it lasted for 40 seconds in areas such as Kalamata, near the epicenter. Earthquakes are a common phenomenon in Greece and the last major that hit was in 1999 measuring a 5.9 on the Richter scale, lasting ten seconds and killed more than 100 people.
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