Greece earthquake: Strong 5.0 quake rocks Greek and Turkish islands in Med
A STRONG 5.0 magnitude earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea has rocked the nearby Greek and Turkish islands.
Greece: Earthquake strikes in Mediterranean Sea
The earthquake in the Med has been confirmed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
In its latest update, the EMSC said the earthquake struck at 1.36pm local time and had a depth of 12km.
The epicentre of the quake was 52km north of Sitia in Greece and 11km east north east of Irákleion, also located in Greece.
A map from the EMSC posted on Twitter showed the effects of the earthquake were felt in several locations on the nearby Greek islands.
Witnesses in nearby Sitia reported a sharp tremble that lassted just a couple of seconds.
One person wrote on the CSEM EMSC website: "Short, sharp shock."
Another witness commented: "One-to-two second slow shake."
This is the latest in a series of earthquakes that have shaken nearby towns and buildings around the world over the past 24 hours.
On Thursday, a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook eastern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency confirmed.
The epicentre was north of the capital Tokyo, in Ibaraki prefecture.
The agency added a tsunami warning had not been issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
On Wednesday, the EMSC said a magnitude 5.8 earthquake had struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
The quake had a depth of 40km. the EMSC added.
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