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Strong Earthquake Causes Injuries in Greece and Turkey [Update]

Three people have been slightly injured in Greece and thirty in Turkey after a strong earthquake struck Greece on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. local time. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake was recorded 296 kilometers (185 miles) northeast of Athens at a depth of 10.0km (6.2mi) in the Aegean sea.

Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Greece; Shakes Turkey (video)

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Greece on Saturday, about 69 km (43 mi) south-southwest of Alexandroupolis, at a depth of 10.0km (6.2mi) in the Aegean sea between the Greek islands of Limnos and Samothraki, the...

Quake Jolts Northwestern Greece

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens announced that early on Monday morning a strong earthquake was felt in the region of Epirus, western Greece. The earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale took place at 3.54 am on Monday morning, at...

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits Aegean; Rattles Athens

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Aegean Sea rattled Greece at 7.03 am, April 30th, 2014. The quake was felt in Athens and woke up Greek islanders around the Aegean on Wednesday morning. The Athens Geodynamic Institute located the epicenter...

5.6 Earthquake South of Athens

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 was recorded at 11:08 p.m. local time in southern Greece. The vibration was felt particularly in Athens, but was so strong that that it reached Crete. There were no immediate reports...

Greeks of Chile Safe and Sound after Earthquake

The Greek authorities were deeply concerned about the well-being of approximately 5,000 Greeks who live in Chile, after a tremendous earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the country. Fortunately, the Greek embassy of Chile...

4.1 Richter Earthquake in Pyrgos, Greece

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale shook the city of Pyrgos, Greece. According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics in Athens, the earthquake epicenter was located 6 km northwest of Pyrgos. A lighter quake was recorded thirteen minutes...

Christians and Muslims Unite for Cephalonia

An interesting initiative has been launched in Komotini to help the victims of the earthquake in Cephalonia. Both the Holy Bishopric of Maroneia and Komotini and the muftiate of Komotini, along with the Muslim Asset Management Committee, held a fundraiser...

Earthquake of 4.1 in Kozani

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale shook the city of Kozani, northern Greece, this morning at 3:42 a.m. According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics in Athens, the earthquake epicenter was located about 16km southwest of Kozani...

Cephalonia's Earthquakes Push Lixouri 20 cm Away

The second earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks that took place on Cephalonia, Greece, resulted in Lixouri drawn about 20 cm away from the Paliki peninsula. According to the newspaper TA NEA, Greek scientists who processed the satellite data found...