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title: "Earthquake rattles central Greece, felt as far as Athens"
description: "An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook central Greece on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage."
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# Earthquake rattles central Greece, felt as far as Athens

> An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook central Greece on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.

By Reuters · Published 30 November 2022, 04:00 SAST · Updated 30 November 2022, 03:45 SAST

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The quake occurred at 2006 GMT and its epicentre was 57km northeast of Athens, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Its focal depth was initially estimated at 2km.

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the island of Evia, in central Greece, damaging old buildings in the area and forcing authorities to shut down schools protectively. Smaller-scale tremors followed.