ATHENS, Greece — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit central Greece early Sunday, but there were no early reports of damage or casualties.
The tremor struck at 1:02 a.m. and had an epicenter 12.7 kilometers (8 miles) below sea level in the Gulf of Corinth, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west-northwest of the capital, the Athens Institute of Geodynamics reported.
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