The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake that struck at 2:13 p.m. local time (1113 GMT) a preliminary magnitude of 5.1. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 5.3. Firefighters checked for people trapped in elevators amid power outages after the brief but jolting quake.
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted western Greece on Saturday, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory.
At least seven people died, and dozens were injured when strong winds and torrential rain hit the popular tourist area of Halkidiki, near the city of Thessaloniki, on Wednesday night.
Mouni Roy shares picture from her Greece vacation
The death toll from last week's wildfire near the Greek capital city Athens reached 91 on Monday, according to the Fire Department
Greek firefighters gave the latest death toll as 74, with 187 people injured, including 23 minors.
A state of emergency has been declared in Greece following the incident, while the country appealed for assistance to its European Union partners.
The agreement will end the eight-year debt-relief program for Greece, in which the country received 300 billion euros in three financial assistance programs as agreed in 2010, 2011 and 2015 in exchange for structural reforms and fiscal adjustments.
Greece launched its first space agency on Monday as an effort to rebuild the ailing economy as it exits a severe eight-year debt crisis.
Earlier studies had suggested that all fossil hominins older than 1.8 million years came from Africa.
An intercity train derailed in northern Greece, leaving four passengers dead and five seriously injured.
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