2 strong quakes strike; no injuries reported

? Two strong earthquakes hit southern Greece on Thursday – one of them felt as far away as Italy and Egypt. No injuries were reported.

The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, hit just after noon, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. It was felt in Cairo and in the southern Italian regions of Puglia and Calabria.

The second struck about two hours later and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. Both had epicenters beneath the seabed 140 miles south-southwest of Athens, the institute said.

The U.S. Geological Survey gave magnitudes of 6.7 for the first and 6.0 for the second.