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The Agora => Greek News => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 29 August, 2014 @ 07:40:52
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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.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2737398/Quake-rattles-southern-Greece-capital-city.html
Magnitude mb 5.8
Region SOUTHERN GREECE
Date time 2014-08-29 03:45:07.1 UTC
Location 36.67 N ; 23.69 E
Depth 80 km
Distances 145 km S of Athens, Greece / pop: 729,137 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-29
121 km E of Sparta, Greece / pop: 15,497 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-29
58 km E of Géfyra, Greece / pop: 1,465 / local time: 06:45:07.1 2014-08-29
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=397390