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The earthquake occurred at 12:30 am on Tuesday (5:30 am Singapore time), with the epicenter located in the waters 45 kilometers northeast of the Greek capital.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the waters near the second largest island of Greece, Evia, in the early hours of Tuesday (September 9), with strong tremors felt in the capital city of Athens.
According to Agence France Presse, the Institute of GEOdynamics at the National Astronomical Observatory of Athens said that the earthquake occurred at 12:30 am on Tuesday (5:30 am Singapore time), with the epicenter located in the waters 45 kilometers northeast of the Greek capital.
The epicenter of the earthquake is about 4 kilometers away from Nea Styra, a seaside resort located in the southwest of Euboea Island.
There is currently no disaster report.
The mayor of Marathon told Greek national television that the tremors were "very strong".
In May of this year, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck the waters near the island of Crete in Greece, with tremors felt as far away as Egypt and Athens.
In January and February of this year, the famous Greek tourist destination of Santorini, located in the Aegean Sea, experienced abnormal seismic activity. There have been over 10000 earthquakes in the area, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate before returning home.
Greece is located on multiple geological fault zones in the southeastern Mediterranean and is a region prone to earthquakes. |
