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BREAKING: Three major earthquakes hit Greece just MILES from popular holiday hotspotTHREE earthquakes have struck the Greek city of Patras, just miles from holiday hotspot Zakynthos.
Magnitude mb 5.1Region SOUTHERN GREECEDate time 2016-02-15 18:55:00.7 UTCLocation 37.58 N ; 21.70 EDepth 5 kmDistances 183 km W of Athens, Greece / pop: 729,137 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-1561 km W of Trípoli, Greece / pop: 26,561 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-1525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece / pop: 22,399 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-1510 km SE of Makrísia, Greece / pop: 1,902 / local time: 20:55:00.7 2016-02-15
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.