Karpathos
Greece
New Quake Shakes Greek Island of Karpathos
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the Eastern Dodecanese islands at 13:24 local time (11:24 UTC) on Thursday.
The epicenter of the temblor was located in the sea some 57 kilometers (35 miles) east of the Aegean...
Greece
5.2 Earthquake Shakes Greece's Karpathos Island
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit 78 km (48 miles) southeast of the Greek island of Karpathos at 15:38 UTC (17:38 local time) on Tuesday.
According to initial estimations by the European - Mediterranean Seismic Center, the...
Diplomacy
Ankara Issues NAVTEX Adjacent to Greek Islands Just Before Leaders' Meeting
Just hours before Wednesday's crucial meeting of the leaders of Greece and Turkey in London, Ankara issued a new Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) blocking a large maritime area adjacent to three major Greek islands in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Hydrographic station...
Greece
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Greece's Dodecanese Islands
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the Dodecanese islands in Greece on Wednesday afternoon.
The quake took place at 3 o'clock in the afternoon local time, 41 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of the island of Karpathos and...
Greece
Two Divers Found Dead in Underwater Cave off Karpathos
Two foreign nationals have been found dead in an underwater cave off the island of Karpathos, the second largest of the Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
The two men, aged 65 and 30, dived inside the cave on...
Greece
Earthquake Rattles Southeastern Aegean
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Karpathos at midday on Saturday.
Greece's Geodynamic Institute reported that the quake's epicenter was 71 kilometers off the southeastern Aegean island's coast and had a depth of...
Animals
Greek Marine Scientists Warn of Highly Toxic Fish Spotted in the Aegean (video)
Marine biologists in Greece have recently launched a program to control a highly toxic fish that has been spotted in the Aegean in the last few years.
The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), a governmental research organization, has expressed...
Greece
Two Earthquakes Jolt Greek Islands of Karpathos and Rhodes
Two tremors were recorded earlier on Friday under the seabed near the island of Karpathos, which were felt on Karpathos and the island of Rhodes.
The first quake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 12:29 AM on...
Greece
German Newspapers Praise Karpathos' Astonishing Beauty
Karpathos was the center of the attention for the German Press this summer as it was featured in many of the main newspapers of Berlin.
The tradition and authenticity of the island combined with its amazing flora and fauna were...
Greece
Athens-Washington Discuss New U.S. Army Base on Greece's Karpathos
Greece and the United States are in deliberations over the establishment of a U.S. Army base on Karpathos island in the Dodecanese.
According to an ANT1 television report, discussions are at an advanced stage. The U.S. discusses the use of...