An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck central Greece and was felt as far away as the capitals of neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro.
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There were no immediate reports of injuries on Wednesday.
Local officials reported some structural damage, mainly to old houses and buildings that resulted in walls collapsing or cracking.
The quake sent people rushing out of homes and office buildings into the streets in Larissa and Tyrnavos, the closest towns to the epicentre, which was 22km west-northwest of Larissa.
Numerous aftershocks hit the area, with the most powerful having a preliminary magnitude of about 5.0.
The quake struck just after 12.15pm local time, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, which put the preliminary magnitude at 6.2.
Athens Geodynamic Institute seismologist Vassilis Karastathis told reporters that the quake originated in a fault line in the area that has historically not produced quakes of much larger magnitude than Wednesday's.
He said the post-quake activity appeared normal so far but experts were monitoring the situation.
Nikos Gatsas, mayor of the town of Elassona which lies north of the epicentre, told Greece's state broadcaster ERT that walls of old houses had collapsed in nearby villages and that one village school had sustained damage.
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