Moderate earthquake rattles western Greece
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Athens - A moderate earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook the western Peloponnese on Sunday, causing damage to a hotel but there were no immediate reports of injuries, officials said. The underwater earthquake, which took place at 12 pm (1000 GMT), had an epicentre 150 kilometers north-west of Athens in the western Peloponnese region of Aigio, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. A hotel in the town of Lambrini suffered damage but there were no reports of injuries. The same region suffered a major earthquake in June 1995 when a 6.1 Richter quake killed 27 people.
Copyright DPA
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VAN Prediction
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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:31:32 GMT
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6-magnitude earthquake forecast around Athens
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