Minor quakes jolt Zakynthos & Thessaloniki
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook earlier on Wednesday the island of Zakynthos.
The tremor's epicentre was located 14km from Argostoli, a few kilometers south of the town of Lixouri and had only 5km depth.
Despite the quake's shallow epicentre no damages or injuries were reported.
A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded earlier, at 01:40 on Wednesday, at Nea Apollonia in the region of Volvi. According to the Athens Observatory Geodynamic Institute, the tremor had a depth of 5 klm and it was felt in Thessaloniki.
Seismologists said there was no reason for concern.
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