| Strong earthquake in western Greece |
| 3 November 2009 | 09:40
| Source:
Beta |
ATHENS --
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit western Greece this morning, but there have been no reports of injuries or material damage.
Athens Geodynamic Institute says the undersea quake struck at 07:25 a.m.Tuesday near the Ionian sea island of Zakynthos, 205 miles west of Athens.
The epicenter of the earthquake was undersea near the island of Zakynthos, some 335 kilometers west of Athens.
Experts said that the area is one of the seismically most active in Europe, with building standards on Zakynthos and nearby Kefalonia "very high".
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