Central Greece rattled by magnitude 5.1 earthquake, no damage or injuries

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Source: cp/ap

ATHENS — Authorities say a strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.1 shook parts of central Greece, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute says the quake struck at 2:46 a.m. Friday (0046GMT) near the town of Nafpaktos, some 100 miles (160 kilometres) northwest of Athens.

Greece is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, but the thousands of quakes recorded each year rarely cause severe damage or injuries.

In 1999, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 143 people in Athens.

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