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Strong earthquakes hit Greece(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-06 20:58 ATHENS -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted most parts of Greece Sunday morning, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.
The quake was felt throughout most of the Greek mainland, in the western Ionian islands and Crete in the south. In Athens, people could felt strong jolt. "Strong shakes woke me up," said Christos Fotiadis, an editor of a local newspaper in Athens. The tremor was believed to be followed by a smaller but also strong quake 2 to 3 seconds later. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quakes of magnitude 6.1. There were no immediate reports of casualties and serious damages. Local media said seismologists remain on alert. Greece is more prone to earthquakes compared to many other European countries. Reports said the seismic activity in Greece accounted for half of the continent's tremors. |
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