Thiva hit by 4.4 magnitude quake, felt in Athens

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck the town of Thiva in central Greece on Monday morning, but it did not cause any damage or injuries.

The Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens reported that the quake occurred shortly after 9 a.m. local time, approximately 4 kilometers south-southeast of Thiva, at a depth of 18.7 kilometers.

The earthquake was also felt in Athens.

Thanasis Ganas, head of research at the Geodynamic Institute in Athens, told Kathimerini that the quake occurred along a fault line and emphasized the need for monitoring due to the seismic activity in the area.

Also on Monday morning, a quake of the same magnitude struck the southern island of Crete. No injuries or damage were reported.