A major earthquake struck western Greece on Sunday afternoon.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck around 3:55 p.m. local time.  The quake was centered about 12 miles below the town Lixouri on the island of Kefalonia. At least a dozen aftershocks of 3.5 or higher on the Richter scale have continued to shake the region.

Officials say that no one was killed in the quake but that many suffered minor to moderate injuries from objects falling in their homes. Some roads and highways had to be closed for cracked pavement or large rocks from landslides caused by the quake.

Local Greek websites are showing pictures of moderate to severe damage to old buildings around the epicenter of the quake. Residents of the areas closest to the epicenter were told by government officials to abandon damaged buildings overnight in the event of major aftershocks.