An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Messinia and Ilia, western Peloponnese, at around 13:20 p.m. on Thursday.
According to preliminary assessments by the Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamic Institute, the quake’s epicenter was in the sea off Pylos.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that the earthquake measured 5.2 on the Richter scale, its epicenter was in the sea west of Methoni and the depth was 10 km.