earthquake

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck near the Greek island of Rhodes at 07:20 local time on Friday. The epicenter was the sea area west of the island and 14km north-east of the island of Chalki. The quake...

A scientific study has warned that the five major fault lines that exist at the bottom of the Aegean Sea between Santorini and Amorgos could produce earthquakes of up to 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale. According to the research...

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 12.36 pm local time, east of the Greek island of Kos. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens its epicenter was 36 km east of Kos. The jolt was felt in...

A decision by the metropolitan church of Mytilini (Lesvos) to use 150,000 Australian dollars donated as earthquake aid by Greek-Australians, to repair churches, has angered residents on the island, who lost their homes to earthquakes in June. Instead of allocating...

According to the Greek Geodynamic Institute an earthquake struck in the early hours of Thursday between Skyros and Alonissos in the Sporades island complex. The magnitude 5.0 quake on the Richter scale occurred at 01:49 am local time and it...

Geologists have tracked down hundreds of quakes worldwide caused by people and the projects that set them off. From mining projects to oil and gas operations, human activity has set off earthquakes around the world and in many geological settings. The...

On Thursday, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos expressed his deep sorrow to the President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto, over the deadly earthquake that hit Mexico. Following Pavlopoulos' order, the general secretary of the Greek presidency contacted the Ambassador of Mexico...

At least 200 people died in Mexico City and in the states of Puebla, Mexico and Morelos, after Tuesday's powerful earthquake, officials said. Many are trapped under collapsed buildings. Greek Reporter spoke with Ioannis Almeida (Stamatiades); son of Past President...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit south east off the coast of the island of Rhodes at 19:48 (local) on Friday, according to the Greek Department of Geophysics at the University of Athens. The quake’s epicenter was located in the Aegean...

A magnitude 4.9 eqrthquake on the Richter scale, occured in the sea surrounding the islands of Santorini, Milos and Amorgos on 18.53 on Wednesday. The quake's epicenter was recorded 36 kilometres east of the Adamantas and Milos islands and 100...