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	There were no immediate reports of victims or any major damage from the quake which registered at level 6 on the Richter scale, mayor Costas Drakontaeidis was quoted as saying.</div>
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	But the earthquake was strongly felt on the island and many residents rushed out on the streets when it hit just before 9:30 am (0730 GMT), he said.</div>
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	The quake originated in the sea, some 280 kilometres (175 miles) west of the Greek capital, according to the Athens Observatory&#39;s geodynamic institute.</div>
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	Media said the shocks were felt all along Greece&#39;s west coast and also in the capital.</div>
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	Greece accounts for more than half of all earthquakes registered in Europe, and quakes regularly hit the area around Lefkada.</div>
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Earthquake hits Greek Lefkada island, no casualties: mayor

ATHENS (AFP) - The Greek island of Lefkada was hit by a strong earthquake Tuesday, media reported, citing the mayor of the island in the southeast of the country.