Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Quake shakes southwest Greece, no casualties

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake shook parts of southwestern Greece Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, police said.

The quake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale and struck just after 1 a.m. (2300 GMT), said the Athens Geodynamic Institute. Police said the epicentre was south of the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea.

(Reporting by George Georgiopoulos)

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