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The FINANCIAL -- ATHENS, An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale jolted the Ionian Sea on Novemver 2 morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
There have been no reports of injuries or damage on the Peloponnese Peninsula, a popular tourist destination on the Gulf of Corinth.
According to the Athens Institute of Geodynamics, the magnitude of the quake was 5.5.
The quake's epicenter was located 110 kilometers (65 miles) from the city of Patra at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in the Ionian Sea. Patra is located 265 kilometers west of Athens.
The quake struck at 07:25 am local time (05:25 GMT).
According to Greek television, the earthquake was also felt on the islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea.
In 2008, a quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale claimed at least two lives and some 250 injures.
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