Scientists from the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), in collaboration with colleagues in New Zealand, have produced a detailed seismic map identifying 892 active fault lines across Greece. The team explains that Greece is “squeezed” between the African plate...
A newly identified tectonic structure off the coast of Portugal may help explain why the region has experienced powerful earthquakes far from known fault zones.
The discovery, detailed in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggests that a deep geological process beneath...
A powerful earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 600 people and injuring at least 1,500, according to the country’s Ministry of Information, as reported by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.
The disaster, which occurred late Sunday night, is being described...
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday jolted the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, the Geodynamic Institute of Athens said.
The undersea earthquake occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time, with the epicenter located nine kilometers...
Greece experienced a day of seismic activity on Tuesday, with a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake striking near Rhodes in the early hours of the morning, followed by a separate 5.3 magnitude tremor south of Crete later in the day.
Experts...
On Monday, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the sea area between Santorini and Amorgos in the Cyclades. This seismic event, noted as the strongest in recent weeks, resulted in no casualties or damage reported.
The epicenter of the earthquake...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged residents of the island of Santorini to remain calm and cooperate with the authorities, in statements on Wednesday after a briefing held at the climate crisis and civil protection ministry on the recent flurry...
Greece's authorities sought to ease concerns about the recent seismic activity at the Santorini volcano after a meeting of officials and scientists at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection on Wednesday.
Reports say that the emergency plan named...
A volcano in western Iceland that was once dormant for 800 years has erupted for the seventh time in 2024.
The volcano erupted with virtually no warning on Wednesday evening. The eruption opened a hole on the volcano's surface around...
