Earthquake Hits Aegean Rhodes Island

Published May 29th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A strong earthquake shook the Aegean Sea holiday island of Rhodes on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, authorities were quoted by reports as saying. 

The undersea quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, occurred 440 kilometers southeast of Athens, just south of Rhodes at 0444 GMT, the Athens geodynamic institute said – Albawaba.com 

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