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Offshore Quake Rocks Central Greece, No Casualties [1]

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck in the Aegean Sea north of the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake, which struck at 5:06 a.m. (0206 GMT), had its epicentre in the Aegean Sea about 40 km (25 miles) north of Evia, off the coast of central Greece.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2008
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
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Natural Disasters [3], Earthquakes [4], Greece [5]
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