5.2-magnitude quake shakes Greece's Evia Island, felt in Athens-Xinhua

5.2-magnitude quake shakes Greece's Evia Island, felt in Athens

Source: Xinhua

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2025-09-09 06:07:01

ATHENS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Evia, Greece's second-largest island, shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday local time, shaking Athens, southwest of the epicenter.

According to the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics, the quake occurred four kilometers northwest of Nea Styra at a shallow depth of 2.3 kilometers, Greek media Ekathimerini reported.

No injuries or damage have been reported.