5.1 Quake Jolts Dodecanese Area

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked the south coast of the island of Kassos, in the Dodecanese in the early hours of Friday.

According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics, the 59km-deep quake hit 21km southwest of Kassos and 28km south of Karpathos in the southern Dodecanese islands.

No injuries and/or damages were reported.