GREECE was shaken by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred on Sunday morning.
Authorities said that there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the earthquake that struck in the Gulf of Corinth in central Italy.
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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) – which revised down an initial reading of 5.7 magnitude – said the quake struck 3.1 miles below the surface in the gulf separating mainland Greece from the Peloponnese peninsula.
It traveled 10 miles from Itea.
As they are closer in proximity to the surface, shallow earthquakes are more powerful than those that are deeper.
The tremor occurred at 1am local time and was felt as far as Athens, the capital of Greece, about 71 miles away.
In October 2013, a massive earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Greece. The tremors were felt even further away in Egypt and Syria.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre was located 93 miles east of Karpathos in Greece.
That quake was also felt in the eastern part of Crete following the previous month’s huge quake which destroyed a church when three builders were inside, killing a new grandad.
As many as 1,000 homes were reported to have been damaged by the earthquake of 6.0 magnitude, at least 24 people were left with injuries.