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| Strong earthquake strikes Greece | Strong earthquake strikes Greece |
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| A strong earthquake has struck southern Greece, shaking buildings over an area from the southern Peloponnese region to the capital, Athens. | A strong earthquake has struck southern Greece, shaking buildings over an area from the southern Peloponnese region to the capital, Athens. |
| The earthquake struck at about noon (1000 GMT) and geologists said its magnitude was between 6.5 and 6.7. | The earthquake struck at about noon (1000 GMT) and geologists said its magnitude was between 6.5 and 6.7. |
| Seismologists said the epicentre was beneath the seabed off Kalamata, about 230km (140 miles) south of the capital. | Seismologists said the epicentre was beneath the seabed off Kalamata, about 230km (140 miles) south of the capital. |
| Witnesses in Athens said it lasted at least 15 seconds, and there were no reports of casualties or damage. | Witnesses in Athens said it lasted at least 15 seconds, and there were no reports of casualties or damage. |
| "We were shaken for quite a long time, swaying back and forth," Tanya Spiropoulou from the northern Athens suburb of Marousis told Reuters news agency. | "We were shaken for quite a long time, swaying back and forth," Tanya Spiropoulou from the northern Athens suburb of Marousis told Reuters news agency. |
| A farmer in Kalamata told the agency that the quake "was not as strong as other times, but we felt it". | |
| Seismologists said aftershocks were possible, and Greek television stations warned people in areas near the epicentre, to stay away from buildings. | Seismologists said aftershocks were possible, and Greek television stations warned people in areas near the epicentre, to stay away from buildings. |
| The tremor was felt as far away as Cairo, in Egypt. | The tremor was felt as far away as Cairo, in Egypt. |
| Earthquakes are common in Greece, and the last serious earthquake there killed more than 100 people in September 1999. | Earthquakes are common in Greece, and the last serious earthquake there killed more than 100 people in September 1999. |
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