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4.4 earthquake hits off coast of Zakynthos

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Newsroom December 13 10:23

A light 4.4 earthquake on the Richter scale jolted the Ionian Sea on Thursday.
The tremor was recorded at 08:26 and according to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens’ Observatory, its epicentre was located in the sea region 26km southwest of the island of Zakynthos.

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