5.1 tremor rocks Lesvos

A strong 5.1 magnitude tremor rocked the island of Lesvos a little after noon on Monday, after the 5.0 on the Richter scale that hit the island Sunday morning. The epicentre of both earthquakes was 63km northwest of the capital Mytilene. Two more tremors, 3.0 and 3.9, were felt between the two major ones.

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