Thursday, March 26, 07:00  A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook Northern Greece yesterday evening. The quake struck at 21:08 local time, with its epicentre just off the west coast of the peninsula of Mount Athos. The focal depth of the quake was 10km.

The earthquake was felt strongly in the city of Kavala and on the island of Thassos, which is approximately 50 km from the quake’s epicentre.

The initial quake was followed 8 minutes later (21:16) by an aftershock of 2.8 on the Richter scale. More aftershocks around magnitude 3 are continuing to occur. Overnight, there have been over 25 further aftershocks, mostly less than magnitude 2 on the Richter scale.

Scientists from universities and research institutions are in constant communication and are closely monitoring the development of the phenomenon, but they have stated that there is no cause for concern.

No reports of serious damage have been reported so far.