An earthquake rocked Athens | 5.1 on the scale …

A magnitude earthquake 5.1 on the Richter scale This was felt this morning in the capital of Greece, Athens, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km at 14:13 local time (8.13 in Argentina) and its epicenter was located about 23 km northwest of the Greek capital. According to local media, the earthquake was felt throughout the region of Attica, where nearly half of the country lives.

Until now, there is only one proof of a temporary power outage in Athens, according to sources from the newspaper's fire department "Kathimerini". Firefighters worked mainly in several buildings to rescue a dozen people stranded in the elevators.

The last big earthquake

Greece is located on major geological faults and earthquakes are frequent, mostly without casualties. In Athens, the last major earthquake occurred in 1999 with a magnitude of 5.9 and left 149 dead.

In July 2017, an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea caused two deaths and considerable damage.

"For the time being we can not be sure that it is the main earthquake ", the seismologist Gerbadimos Papadopoulos said on public TV ERT today. "Three tremors of less intensity were followed later, which is a good sign," added the seismologist, inviting the population to "stay calm".