<p>Two tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4, respectively, have jolted Greece's southern islands.</p>.<p>No damage or casualties have been reported so far.</p>.<p>The first tremor, a 5.2-magnitude, struck at 5.15 pm (2045 IST) east of the island of Crete and at a depth of 9 kilometres (5.6 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported in Athens. The earthquake was felt in Crete and the islands of Karpathos, Kassos, Rhodes and Santorini, according to local media.</p>.<p>An even larger tremor of 5.4 magnitude struck at 8.59 pm (0029 IST) about 25 kilometres northwest of the first, at a depth of 6.3 kilometres, the Institute of Geodynamics reported.</p>.<p>The mayor of the small island of Kassos, closest to the epicentre, told state news agency ANA that no buildings were damaged in either earthquake.</p>.<p>An unrelated 4.0-magnitude tremor also hit at 6.14 pm (2144 IST) west of Athens, the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The epicentre was at a depth of 16.7 kilometres, it said.</p>.<p>Tremors of that magnitude are not uncommon in Greece, which lies close to a meeting point between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates. A second earthquake being stronger than the first is a rare occurrence, but it has happened on several occasions.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Two tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4, respectively, have jolted Greece's southern islands.</p>.<p>No damage or casualties have been reported so far.</p>.<p>The first tremor, a 5.2-magnitude, struck at 5.15 pm (2045 IST) east of the island of Crete and at a depth of 9 kilometres (5.6 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported in Athens. The earthquake was felt in Crete and the islands of Karpathos, Kassos, Rhodes and Santorini, according to local media.</p>.<p>An even larger tremor of 5.4 magnitude struck at 8.59 pm (0029 IST) about 25 kilometres northwest of the first, at a depth of 6.3 kilometres, the Institute of Geodynamics reported.</p>.<p>The mayor of the small island of Kassos, closest to the epicentre, told state news agency ANA that no buildings were damaged in either earthquake.</p>.<p>An unrelated 4.0-magnitude tremor also hit at 6.14 pm (2144 IST) west of Athens, the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The epicentre was at a depth of 16.7 kilometres, it said.</p>.<p>Tremors of that magnitude are not uncommon in Greece, which lies close to a meeting point between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates. A second earthquake being stronger than the first is a rare occurrence, but it has happened on several occasions.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>