Western Greece Jolted By Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake

November 11, 2009 10:01 a.m. EST

Athens, Greece (AHN) - The Greek Ionian islands were rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on Wednesday. Officials say there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Because the quake zone is one of Europe's most seismically active in Europe the building standards in the region are quite high thereby preventing widespread damage and injury. The underwater quake was recorded at 11:51 am and had an epicenter 182 miles west of the Greek capital Athens.

The region affected and the tourist island of Zakynthos has been experiencing seismic activity over the past few days. On Nov. 3 the Ionian islands suffered a quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale.