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5.6 Earthquake South of Athens

Earthquake in Southern Greece
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 was recorded at 11:08 p.m. local time in southern Greece. The vibration was felt particularly in Athens, but was so strong that that it reached Crete. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute website recorded the magnitude at 5.6, with an epicenter 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of the island of Hydra and about 78 kilometers (48 miles) south of Athens. Different seismology institutes often have varying magnitudes in the early hours after a quake. The U.S. Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 5.7.
The Mediterranean region is seismically active due to the northward convergence (4-10 mm/yr) of the African plate with respect to the Eurasian plate along a complex plate boundary. Greece lies within this seismically active area.
Earthquakes have historically caused widespread damage across central and southern Greece, the island of Crete, Cyprus, Sicily and other neighboring regions.
In January, a series of strong earthquakes on the western island of Kefalonia damaged hundreds of homes and injured more than a dozen people.

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