site.btaMagnitude 4.8 Quake Hits Mount Athos, No Damage Reported

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Mount Athos in northern Greece in the early hours of Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, Kathimerini reported. 

The Athens Institute of Geodynamics said the quake hit at 4:20 AM. local time, with its epicenter 11 km west-northwest of Karyes, the administrative capital of Mount Athos, at a depth of 12 km.

Mount Athos is home to medieval, male-only monastic communities. Greece, one of Europe’s most earthquake-prone countries, lies on the boundary of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, whose constant interaction triggers frequent seismic activity, the newspaper recalled.