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Athens feels moderate earth tremor on September 10

Thu, Sep 10 2009 11:32 CET

byNick Iliev

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Athens feels moderate earth tremor on September 10

A moderate earthquake was reported to have been felt in the Greek capital, Athens, at 9.46am on September 10, Greek media have reported.
 
Initial information released by Greek authorities, citied by several local media, said that the tremor had a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale.
 
The epicentre was detected to have been just off the coast in the Attica region. There are no reports of structural damage or injuries as of yet.

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