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5.1 Zakynthos 'quake?
« on: Tuesday, 16 February, 2016 @ 06:39:17 »
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BREAKING: Three major earthquakes hit Greece just MILES from popular holiday hotspot
THREE earthquakes have struck the Greek city of Patras, just miles from holiday hotspot Zakynthos.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/644441/greece-earthquake-Zakynthos-Patras-athens-richter-scale-damage


According to emsc-csem.org it was near Pyrgos, not Patras:


http://static1.emsc.eu/Images/EVID/48/488/488619/488619.regional.jpg

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Magnitude   mb 5.1
Region   SOUTHERN GREECE
Date time   2016-02-15 18:55:00.7 UTC
Location   37.58 N ; 21.70 E
Depth   5 km
Distances   183 km W of Athens, Greece / pop: 729,137 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-15
61 km W of Trípoli, Greece / pop: 26,561 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-15
25 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece / pop: 22,399 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-15
10 km SE of Makrísia, Greece / pop: 1,902 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-15
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488619

Gather it might've been felt on Zakynthos, no reports of serious injuries or damage anywhere, as yet.

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Re: 5.1 Zakynthos 'quake?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 16 February, 2016 @ 07:05:29 »
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Authorities in southern Greece say dozens of homes suffered minor damage following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2. No injuries are reported.

The earthquake struck near the southern city of Pyrgos, about 185 miles (300 kilometers) southwest of Athens, at 9:53 p.m. (1953 GMT) on Monday, according to the Athens Institute of Geodynamics.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/15/world/europe/ap-eu-greece-earthquake.html?_r=0