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Magnitude Mw 6.9Region AEGEAN SEADate time 2014-05-24 09:25:02.9 UTCLocation 40.29 N ; 25.40 EDepth 27 kmDistances 257 km NW of İzmir, Turkey / pop: 2,500,603 / local time: 12:25:02.9 2014-05-2487 km W of Çanakkale, Turkey / pop: 87,791 / local time: 12:25:02.9 2014-05-2444 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey / pop: 7,822 / local time: 12:25:02.9 2014-05-2422 km S of Kamariótissa / pop: 1,022 / local time: 12:25:00.0 2014-05-24
An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck off the coast of northern Greece on Saturday and was felt as far as neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria but there were no reports of casualties or serious destruction, police and fire brigade officials said.The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred some 77 km (48 miles) south-southwest of Alexandroupolis, between the islands of Lemnos and Samothrace, at a depth of 10 km (six miles). It downwardly revised its first reading of 7.2.A duty officer at the Lemnos police precinct said a female British tourist was slightly injured at the airport when part of the ceiling fell, but was treated at the scene and did not require hospitalization. He said no other damage or injuries had been reported.