An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale has rattled western Greece, with no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.
The Athens Observatory's Geodynamic Institute said that the strong undersea tremor hit an area off the coast of the Zakynthos Island at 7:25 am (0525 GMT) on Tuesday.
It added that the quake, quite shallow at a depth of only 6.2 miles (10 km) below the seabed, was centered in the Ionian Sea, 334 kilometers (208 miles) west of Athens.
Greece is among the world's most seismically active regions and accounts for half the earthquakes on the European continent.
The country's previous serious earthquake in 1999 killed more than 100 people and left many others injured or homeless.
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