earthquake

A earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted on Saturday at 9.31 am the island of Cephalonia, Greece. According to the Athens Geodynamics Institute the quake’s epicenter was located at area of the recent tremors. In an interview for...

A 103-year-old woman named Stella, who became well known after she met Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during his visit to the island of Cephalonia, Greece,  has passed away. A few days ago, when Samaras was visiting the earthquake victims...

A German family who loves Greece has made a touching video for the Greek island of Kefalonia that is suffering from severe earthquake damages. The video entitled "Kefalonia Insomnia" has become very popular among Internet users. "After the earthquake the first...

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens, Greece has reported that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was documented at around 12.34 today, about 12 kilometers west of Argostoli and at a depth of 5 kilometers. The latest earthquake was felt in Lixouri...

A light earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 9.58 on Thursday at the region of Amfikleia, central Greece. According to the Geodynamics Institute, the quake's epicenter was located 115 km northwest of Athens. The tremor was also...

The inhabitants of the island of Cephalonia, Greece, will be exempted from the special real estate tax in 2014 and they will receive rent subsidies of up to 500 euros, depending on family status, and subsidies of up to...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off western Greece early on Monday, near the island of Kefalonia. The strong quake struck 8 miles west of Argostoli in the Ionian Sea at a relatively shallow depth of 8.5 miles at 0308 GMT, the United States...

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook central Greece on Saturday morning, with its epicenter some 23 kilometers to the west of Atalanti, near Lamia. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake took place at 10.14 a.m. and...

While the inhabitants of Cephalonia, Greece are still counting their wounds caused by the earthquake that hit 5.8 on the Richter scale, aftershocks are still ongoing. Scientist said that another more powerful earthquake could be in the islands near...

As reported by the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, the vast majority of the hotel units in the island of Kefalonia, Greece are in a good condition, assuring that there are no reported problems and that Kefalonia is ready to...