A 5.2 R quake shakes the Peloponnese

Authorities in the Peloponnese  say dozens of homes suffered minor damage following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2. No injuries are reported, according to the Associated Press.

The earthquake struck near the city of Pyrgos, about 185 miles (300 kilometers) southwest of Athens, at 9:53 pm (19:53 GMT) on Monday, Feb 15, said the Athens Institute of Geodynamics.  The depth of the epicentre was 5 KM.  The quake also caused rock falls that affected several secondary roads, officials from the administrative region of Peloponnese said.

Two smaller aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 followed the main quake