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An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale shook southern Greece on Friday night.

The quake was registered at 11:08 pm local time, with an epicenter 25km east of the island Hydra and 78km south of the capital Athens, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. There are no initial reports of damages or injuries.

A moderate tremor rattled the island of Hydra in Greece's Saronic Gulf on Friday night.

The earthquake struck at 11.08 p.m. and was felt in Athens. Hydra is 85 kilometers southwest of the capital's main port, Piraeus.

The coast guard rescued 37 irregular migrants on Friday from a dinghy off the Aegean island of Lesvos.

The immigrants allegedly punctured their vessel as soon as they saw the coast guard patrol boat approaching, thereby forcing their rescue.

The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) has suspended all flights to and above Crimea, “until further notice”. 

According to ITAR-TASS, the organization explained its decision by the fact that the airspace over Crimea, is no longer controlled by Ukrainian air traffic controllers.

A new powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rattled northern Chile late on Wednesday.

The Wednesday quake was located 19 kilometers south of Iquique at a depth of 40 kilometers, the U.S Geological Survey said.

Close to 1 million residents have been evacuated after Tuesday night's 8.2 magnitude earthquake in northern Chile.

"More than 900,000 people and 11 hospitals were evacuated along the Chilean coastline", local officials said, quoted by ABC News. The death toll is reported at 6.

Experts warn of potential stronger earthquakes in Chile, after an 8.2 magnitude quake killed at least 5 people on Tuesday night.

"This magnitude 8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting in this area", California geophysicist Mark Simons told CNN.

KOSOVO POLJE - Unidentified persons have stoned the house of Vladimir Mitrovic in the village of Bresje, the municipality of Kosovo Polje, KiM Radio reported.

No one was injured, but the property was damaged.

The incident took place around 22:30 CET on Tuesday evening, while Vladimir and his wife were sitting in the living room, the radio reported.

Six dead as 8.2M earthquake hits Chile

CHILE -- Six persons have been confirmed dead as a consequence of a strong earthquake that hit northern Chile on April 1.

According to the USGS, the 8.2 magnitude quake occurred at the depth of 20.1 kilometers. Its epicenter was 83 kilometers northwest of the town of Iquique.

From CNN

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