A second strong quake, with preliminary magnitude 4.9, rattled the western Aegean Sea island of Skiathos Tuesday, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
The earthquake struck shortly after 4 p.m. some four kilometers north of Skiathos at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute.
About two hours earlier, a 4.7-magnitude quake occurred eight kms west of the island at a depth of 13.1 km.
Both earthquakes were felt as far south as Athens.
Earthquakes are common in Greece, which lies in one of the world’s most quake-prone regions, but deaths and major damage are rarely recorded. In 1999, a magnitude 5.9 quake near Athens killed 143 people.
