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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Earthquake 4.3 mb, 5 km NNW of Skopelos, Greece

An earthquake with magnitude 4.3 mg has occurred in 5 km NNW of Skopelos, Greece, on Friday. No damages or injuries were reported, Alonnisos’s fire department said. The quake hit at at 15.21 local time (GMT 12.21) at a depth of 5 klm. The vibration was also felt in Athens. 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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