earthquake

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cephalonia, Greece,  earlier today, the country's earthquake observatory announced, with no reports of injuries or major damages. The tremor struck at 2:22 pm (00:16 GMT), with its epicentre at 11 kilometers southwest of the island's...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Western Greece early Saturday, the country's earthquake observatory said, with no reports of victims or major damage. The tremor struck at 3:16 am (0016 GMT), with its epicentre 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the western town...

A strong earthquake, estimated at 4.7 magnitude (preliminary estimate by the Athens Geodynamic Institute), struck approximately 28 kilometres south of the western Greek city of Patras at 6:12 p.m. (15:12 GMT). There are no reports of damages yet. In January, a series of strong...

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook western Greece on Sunday. The earthquake's epicenter was in the region of Nafpaktos and occurred at a depth of 20 kilometers, according to reports from Focus news agency. With a population over 18,000, Nafpaktos is situated on a bay on the...

Fifteen years ago, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Parnitha region in Attica, Greece. It was one of the largest and deadliest earthquakes to hit Greece in the last 50 years. According to authorities, almost 150 people were killed, 700 injured and 40,000 lost their homes. Damages...

A powerful 4,9 magnitude earthquake shook the Greek island of Limnos on Thursday night. The epicenter was located beneath the seabed about 30 kilometers northwest of Limnos and 258 kilometers northeast of Athens. There are no victims or damages reported. In January,...

An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 occurred between the Peloponesse and the Cyclades in Greece at 6:44 am on Aug 28, 2014. The epicenter was located beneath the seabed about 140 kilometers (86 miles) south of Athens and near the island...

An earthquake with magnitude 5.1 occurred near Thessaloniki, Greece at 6:44 am on Aug 22, 2014. The epicenter was located in the Southern part of the 13km SSW of Polikhronon while the shock was felt in the Thessaloniki and throughout...

An earthquake with magnitude 4.7 occurred near Iraklion, Crete, Greece at 11.20 am on Aug 8, 2014 the U.S. Geological Survey said. There have been no reports of injuries, or, property damages. The Mediterranean region is seismically active due to the...

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the Greek island of Lemnos on May 24 did not cause serious problems. The island survived the earthquake without major damages of injuries. However, scientists discovered that after the earthquake, Lemnos moved 5 cm...