Earthquake hits Athens causing people to run out

An earthquake shook parts of Athens in Greece, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake measured 5.0 on the Richter scale causing people to run out on the streets. The epicenter of the quake was located 23 km northwest of Athens at a depth of 12 km.

The mobile phone network went down and there were some power outages reported around the city. Otherwise, there was no reported serious damage or injuries immediately after the quake.

The event was followed by a number of aftershocks with the first one of magnitude 3.2 and the latest of magnitude 4.4 which is also the largest.

In 1999, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Greek capital, killing at least 143 people and causing over 100 buildings to collapse.

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