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Earthquake with magnitude 4.6 R rattles South Peloponnese

An earthquake with magnitude 4.6 on the Richer scale occurred at 11:52 Tuesday morning, June 5 2018,  in South Peloponnese.e The epicenter was in the sea of  the Gulf of Lakonia, 35 km West of Neapoli and 21 km South of Gytheio.

Due to low depth at 5 km, the earthquake was felt in a large area, in Gytheio, Kalamata, Molaous, Neapoli, Kythira. The earthquake was apparently felt also in some areas of Athens.

According to Euro-Mediterranean Institute, the magnitude was 4.8 R, some other seismological institutes speak of magnitude 4.9 and even 5.1 R.

No injuries or material damage has been reported so far.

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