2 quakes rattle Greek island, no major damage reported

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two earthquakes have struck the Greek island of Evia, rattling residents and shaking Athens, but no injuries or major damage have been reported. The stronger of the two, with magnitude 5.0, occurred at 10:06 p.m. Tuesday in southeastern Evia. It was preceded by a magnitude 4.8 quake at 6:32 a.m. that had roughly the same epicenter, some 58 kilometers (36 miles) northeast of the Greek capital. Authorities ordered school closures in the south of the island following the morning earthquake, which according to the civil protection agency caused only minor damage to homes near the epicenter. Earthquakes are common in Greece and neighboring Turkey, but not off the eastern coast of Evia.