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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...

German Family Makes Touching Video on Kefalonia

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...

Olympiakos' Chairman Helps Cephalonia

Vangelis Marinakis, chairman of Greece’s football champion Olympiacos, announced on Thursday, his intention to give money to the quake-struck Greek island, Cephalonia. Olympiacos will help finance the effort of the Greek state mechanism to reconstruct schools that have been...

Residents of Kefalonia in Distress, Island Faces Severe Problems

The Greek island of Kefalonia is struggling to heal its wounds after the latest earthquake which struck the island once again early on Monday. The mayor of Kefalonia said that emergency shelters will be necessary for people who were left...

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Greek Island of Kefalonia; Again

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...

Aftershocks Causing Major Problems in Kefalonia

Although the strong earthquake that hit the island of Kefalonia, western Greece, didn't cause any injuries, the aftershocks have caused major problems to the infrastructure of the island. The hospital of Lixouri, the island's largest city was evacuated while...

Hotels in Kefalonia in Good Condition

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...

Kefalonia Earthquake: Locals Fear 1953 Catastrophe May Happen Again

For the third day in a row, the Greek island of Kefalonia has been hit by continuous earthquakes, something that brings back memories of 1953 when the whole island was devastated by three strong quakes. Many locals live with the fear...

State of Emergency Declared in Cephalonia (Update)

More than  two dozen aftershocks followed Sunday's strong earthquake, which struck just before 4pm off the Greek island of Cephalonia. The initial quake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, hitting at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometers, just...