earthquake
Greece
5 Richter Earthquake Shakes Messinia
According to the Research Director of the Institute of Geodynamics, seismologist Athanasios Ganas, the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale, had a focal depth of 38 kilometers. It was superficial and that’s why the...
Greece
Earthquake Shakes Athens
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 Richter, hit off the Attica province in Greece. The earthquake's epicenter was located 27Km East from Athens.
According to the Euro-Med Seismological Center, the earthquake’s epicenter had a 10 kilometers depth. There...
Greece
Earthquake Shakes Crete
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 Richter, hit off the southern sea on the Greek island of Crete at 7 am.
According to the Euro-Med Seismological Center, the earthquake’s epicenter had a 10 kilometers depth which shook the...
Greece
Earthquakes Shake Chania and Aigio
Chania and the western Greek community of Aigio were shaken by two earthquakes almost at the same time on April 28. The first one occurred at 7:37 a.m. with a Richter magnitude of 3.5 and the second came 12...
Greece
Earthquakes: 3.4-degree Tremor off Crete
A 3.4-degree Richter scale tremor occurred Monday at 3:18am local time off the island of Crete.
The epicenter of the quake was 40 kilometers south-south-west of the city of Ierapetra, and its hypocenter was 5 kilometers below the surface, according...
Greece
Quake Measuring 5.0 Strikes off Southern Greek Coast
An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean just off Greece's southern coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake occurred at 7:42 a.m. (0542 GMT), 34...
Greece
Earthquake Shakes Greek Islands in Aegean Sea
A strong earthquake, has struck central and eastern Greece, with its epicenter located south of the island of Limnos in the Aegean Sea.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute put the magnitude at 5.9 and said the quake occurred between the Greek...
Greece
Three Quakes Near Patras, Florina
Three earthquakes occurred last night and early on Friday near the Greek port cities of Patras and Florina, causing no damage, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.
The first tremor measured 4 degrees on the Richter scale and was...
Greece
Two Tremors off the Coast of Crete
Two earthquakes measuring 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale were registered early on Monday off the Greek island of Crete, reportedly causing no damage to people or things.
The epicenter of the first tremor, which started at 1:15am local time...
Cyprus
5.6 Magnitude Quake Jolts Eastern Mediterranean
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake recorded in the coastal area west of the Greek island Rhodes jolted people in Cyprus right out of their afternoon siesta today.
The director of Cyprus' Geological Survey Department told the CyBC that initial readings put...