Athens rocked by two quakes with a 5.2-magnitude

Two earthquakes jolted the Greek capital of Athens in the space of four minutes early on Tuesday morning. The first quake, at 1:06 a.m. local (2306), was a 5.2-magnitude, with its epicentre only a few miles away from the island of Evia near the city of Halkida. The epicenter of the quake was measured at a depth of 10 kilometres, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported.

The second quake occurred only three minutes later and it too measured 5.2 on the Richter scale, the Geodynamic Institute  of Greece said.

After shocks and two lesser tremors, measuring 3.8 and 3.4 on the Richter scale followed at 1:13 a.m. and 1:18 a.m., respectively.

No damages or injuries were reported.

It should be mentioned that a few moments after the quakes occurred, some reports were noting that the quakes were more of a 5.5 -magnitude, but this was not confirmed by the Athens Geodynamic Institute.