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 30 August 2008 18:17 BST

Earthquake of 6.7 magnitude strikes southern Greece

Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 12:30
The epicentre was 140 miles south of Athens
A strong earthquake has hit southern Greece, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake struck around noon (10:00 GMT), and its magnitude is believed to be in the region of 6.7.

There are no immediate reports of damages or casualties as a result of the quake, whose epicentre is said to have been under the seabed off Kalamata, 140 miles south of Athens.

Buildings were shaken from the capital to the southern region of Peloponnese.

Tanya Spiropoulou, a resident in a northern suburb of Athens, told the Reuters news agency: "We were shaken for quite a long time, swaying back and forth".

Sky News quotes Philip Pangalos, a local journalist as saying: "Fortunately it was in the sea, southwest of Kalamata, but it was a strong one.

"It was felt from Patras on the western Pelopennese down to the island of Crete," he said.

"There was a little bit of panic but no reports of injury or serious damage.

"Greece is quite an earthquake-prone country and most buildings are built under very strict anti-earthquake rules so they are very strong and can resist string earthquakes."

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hit Athens in January but caused no reported damage.End of story


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