Minor earthquake shakes western islands of Greece

A mild earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook Greece’s western islands, but no damage or injuries were reported.

Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University reported the quake, which occurred at 1.49am (11.49pm Irish time Monday), had its epicentre below the seabed south-west of the island of Cephallonia in the Ionian island chain, about 185 miles north-west of Athens.