Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Greece, no reports of damage

– A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck within the Gulf of Corinth in central Greece early on Sunday, however there have been no quick studies of injury or accidents, authorities mentioned.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which revised down an preliminary studying of 5.7 magnitude, mentioned the quake struck 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) under the floor within the gulf separating mainland Greece from the Peloponnese peninsula, 16 kilometres from the city of Itea.

The tremor, which occurred simply after 1 a.m. (2200 GMT), was felt as distant as Athens, the capital, some 115 kilometres away. 

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