Consecutive earthquakes hit Athens

Athens was struck by a 3.4 magnitude earthquake at 1.06 pm followed by a 3.2 two minutes later on Friday. The slight tremors, which were felt in the capital, had the epicentre 41km north of Athens, close to the Oinofyta region, according to the Geodynamic Institute.

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