Western Greece Jolted By Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places*

November 11th, 2009
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Western Greece Jolted By Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake*

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor

Athens, Greece (AHN) - The Greek Ionian islands were rocked by an
earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on Wednesday. Officials
say there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Because the quake zone is one of Europe's most seismically active in
Europe the building standards in the region are quite high thereby
preventing widespread damage and injury. The underwater quake was
recorded at 11:51 am and had an epicenter 182 miles west of the Greek
capital Athens.

The region affected and the tourist island of Zakynthos has been
experiencing seismic activity over the past few days. On Nov. 3 the
Ionian islands suffered a quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale.