An earthquake with magnitude of 4.3 has occurred 5 km NNW of Skopelos, Greece, on Friday. No damages or injuries were reported, Alonnisos’s fire department said.
The quake hit at at 15.21 local time (GMT 12.21) at a depth of 5 klm. The vibration was also felt in Athens.
Earthquakes have historically caused widespread damage across central and southern Greece, the island of Crete, Cyprus, Sicily and other neighboring regions.
In January, a series of strong earthquakes on the western island of Kefalonia damaged hundreds of homes and injured more than a dozen people.
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