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World News
11:52 am
Tue January 8, 2013

Quake in Aegean Sea shakes Turkey and Greece

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Large sharp rocks sticking out from the emerald waters of the Aegean Sea.
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By Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An earthquake centered beneath the Aegean Sea shook cities and islands in Turkey and Greece on Tuesday, causing panic in some areas but no injuries or damage, officials said.

The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, occurred at 4:16 p.m. (1416 GMT) off the coast from Turkey's northwestern Canakkale province.

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