An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northern Greece today, authorities said, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea earthquake occurred at 3.34am local time, 151 miles (243km) north of the Greek capital, off the coast of the northern peninsula of the Athos monastic community.
The United States Geological Survey gave the preliminary magnitude as 5.3. It is common for magnitudes given by different seismological centres to vary.
Greece is in one of the world's seismically active areas, with hundreds of quakes occurring each year. The vast majority cause no injuries.
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