Four lightly injured, buildings damaged in Athens quake

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the Greek capital on Friday afternoon damaged several buildings, while four people were hospitalized with injuries, none of them serious.

The Seismological Center of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki said the quake, which struck at 2:13 p.m., was close to the surface, which explains why it was widely felt in the Greek capital.
The epicenter was in Magoula, just 22 kilometers northwest of Athens. 
The tremor prompted many employees to flee their offices and gather in parks and other open areas in several parts of the city.  

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said authorities had received reports that two old houses collapsed in Drapetsona and Petralona, while several buildings in Egaleo and Monastiraki suffered minor damages on their facades.
An abandoned port facility near the E1 Gate of Piraeus which housed...