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4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Crete

An earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete on Friday afternoon, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale. It took place at a depth of 10km and was centered on a location around 20 kilometers from Kentri, southeastern Crete. No injuries or...

Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Hits Greece's Peloponnese

An earthquake meassuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit south-western Peloponnese at 08:15 local time. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, it had a focal depth of 10 kilometers and the epicenter is located in the Ionian Sea, 28...

Photos Show Quake-Hit Lesvos Village Still in Ruins a Year Later

The village of Vrisa on Lesvos island was destroyed by an earthquake exactly one year ago, but is still in ruins with more than 800 people displaced. It was 3:25 p.m. on June 12, 2017 when a tremor measuring 6.3...

Earthquake Felt in Southern Greece

  Greece has felt a number of earthquakes on Tuesday, with the latest being a 4.8 Richter scale tremor 68 kilometers (42 miles) southeast of Kalamata in the Peloponnese. Striking at 11.52 a.m. local time (0852GMT), there have been no reports...

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles The Peloponnese in Southern Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred at 1:30am in the southern part of the Peloponnese, in Southern Greece, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory. The epicenter of the quake was located off the coast of Neapolis at a 13km depth. No damages...

Athens 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake 'No Cause for Concern'

Scientists say that the earthquake that shook Greece on Tuesday night and was felt in Athens is not cause for concern. "Τhe earthquake is not a cause for concern, as it is in the same area where last January we...

4.6 Richter Earthquake Shakes Northern Greece

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook central Macedonia early Saturday, according to the Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens. The announcement said the tremor struck at 3:20 at a point 218 kilometers north of...

4.7 Richter Scale Earthquake Rocks the Dodecanese

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 18:56 on Tuesday in the Dodecanese, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory. The epicenter of the quake was located in the marine area northwest of Astypalea...

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes West of Zakynthos

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea about 34 kms (21 miles) west of the Greek island of Zakynthos early on Thursday. The jolt was felt in Zakynthos and Kefalonia but there were no immediate reports of injuries...

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Hits Northern Aegean

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit early on Tuesday north of the island of Alonissos in the northern Aegean. The epicenter of the quake that occurred at 05:52 (03:52 GMT) was 16 kms (10 miles) north of the island. The tremor was...