ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude 5. earthquake hit central Greece early Sunday, but there were being no early reports of problems or casualties.
The tremor struck at 1:02 a.m. and had an epicenter 12.7 kilometers (8 miles) underneath sea amount in the Gulf of Corinth, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west-northwest of the money, the Athens Institute of Geodynamics claimed.
The tremor lasted at minimum 15 seconds and was felt in excess of a large region. Near the sparsely populated epicenter, residents claimed hearing a buzzing sound, in accordance to neighborhood media.
Tremors of this magnitude are common in Greece, which lies in a extremely earthquake-inclined space, north of exactly where the African plate is pushing beneath the Eurasian plate.
The Associated Press
