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A strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 4.8 was felt across central Greece around noon Thursday, but no severe damage or injuries were immediately reported.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck at 12:14 in the mountains of Evritania, some 11 kilometers northeast of the village of Raptopoulo. Its epicenter was at a depth of nearly 14 kilometers.
Earthquakes are common in Greece, which lies in one of the most seismic areas of the planet. But they rarely cause severe damage or deaths. In 1999, a magnitude 5.9 quake on the outskirts of Athens killed 143 people.