Earthquake hits Greek coast near Kalamata, no damage reported

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Sep 28, 2016, 01:26 PM IST

Kalamata, Greece. Image Credit: Google Maps

The US Geological Survey reports the earthquake struck at a depth of 10km

A magnitude 5 earthquake hit the Greek coast 34 km south-southwest of Kalamata on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

"No damage was reported ... Children are of course out in the school yards,"said Panayiotis Nikas, the mayor of the southern city.

The quake struck at a depth of 10km, at 10.17 a.m. local time (0717 GMT), the USGS said.

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