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An earthquake has rattled southern Greece and was widely felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami warnings.The quake struck at 6:45 a.m. local time (0345 GMT) and had an epicenter beneath the seabed about 140 kilometers (86 miles) south of Athens and near the island of Milos.Greek radio stations receiving call-ins from listeners said the quake was widely felt across the country, from the southern island of Crete to northern Greece.
Magnitude mb 5.8Region SOUTHERN GREECEDate time 2014-08-29 03:45:07.1 UTCLocation 36.67 N ; 23.69 EDepth 80 kmDistances 145 km S of Athens, Greece / pop: 729,137 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-29121 km E of Sparta, Greece / pop: 15,497 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-2958 km E of Géfyra, Greece / pop: 1,465 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-29