Thanasis Ganas

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.

Seismic activity in the wake of the 5.1-Richter tremor that rattled the Greek capital last Friday appears to point to a gradual release of pressure on the fault that produced the earthquake, an expert has said.

The island of Lesvos has drifted 4.4 cm away from the island of Chios as a result of the powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake on June 12, scientists of the Athens National Observatory said.