By Sarah Keane • 17 December 2020 • 15:43
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A strong 4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes in Greece
The 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Sitia in Greece and the tremble would have been clearly felt on a number of nearby Greek and Turkish islands. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first agency to report the event, the earthquake occurred at 3:36pm local time at a shallow depth of 10km below the surface.
According to the Express, witnesses in nearby Sitia reported a sharp tremble.
One person wrote on the CSEM EMSC website: “Short, sharp shock.”
Another commented: “One-to-two second slow shake.”
According to Volcano Discovery, the quake should not have caused any significant damage.
More details to follow.
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Former teacher and health services manager with a Degree in English, Sarah moved to Spain from Southern Ireland with her husband, who runs his own car rental business, in 2019. She is now enjoying a completely different pace and quality of life on the Costa Blanca South, with wonderful Spanish and expat friends in Cabo Roig. Sarah began working with Euro Weekly News in 2020 and loves nothing more than bringing all the latest national and international news to her local community.
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