Quakes in Albania damage some homes, five reported injured

Six earthquakes in the space of two hours, the first with a magnitude of 5.3, shook south-eastern Albania on Saturday, injuring five people and causing damage to five houses, the Defence Ministry and local media reported.

Five people were hurt when a house collapsed, one local media outletreported, while Albanian authorities said they were monitoring the situationafter the quake and aftershocks.

"No extraordinary situation has been reported in any district ofthe country," Albania's Defence Ministry said.

The first earthquake had its epicentre 15 kms southeast of the town of Korce at a depth of 14 kms and was followed by another seven minutes later at a depth of 18 kms in an area bordering Greece and North Macedonia.

Lowerintensity tremors continued in Korce and the southern area of Gjirokaster, onthe border with northern Greece.