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4.9 Earthquake Rattles Evia and Athens on Wednesday
A strong earthquake rattled the island of Evia in central Greece at 2:25 pm local time. The tremor was felt in Athens around 65 kilometers (40 miles) to the south of the island.
According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens,...
Greek News
More than 200 Dead in Indonesia Earthquake
More than 200 people have been killed by an earthquake that hit the island of Java in Indonesia. Many of the victims were children who were trapped under rubble when the school buildings collapsed.
The quake, which had a magnitude...
Greek News
Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Rattles Kefalonia Island in Greece
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit between the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea on Thursday morning.
The earthquake occurred a few minutes after 10:30 local time. There are no reports of injuries to people.
However, on Zakynthos, Greek...
Environment
Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Crete
An earthquake of a magnitude of 5.7 struck Crete, the largest island in Greece, on Wednesday, the country's Geodynamic Institute reports.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 42.7 km...
Environment
Magnitude of Crete Earthquake Stuns Greek Seismologists
Greek seismologists stated on Monday that they had been were expecting an earthquake on Crete, but were stunned by its magnitude, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, which left houses ruined, rocks lying on roads and one person dead...
Greece
Earthquake Jolts Greece's Rhodes, No Damage Reported
A relatively weak earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 09:13 local time near the popular Greek island of Rhodes.
The quake was reported as having an epicenter 53 km (33 miles) east of Rhodes.
Its focal depth...
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...
Europe
Massive 6.8 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Leaves 38 Dead, 1,547 Injured
Thirty-eight dead and 1,547 injured is the toll so far after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Elazig province in Eastern Turkey on Friday evening, Daily Sabah said.
According to the European - Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the tremor hit 218...
Greece
Earthquake Measuring 5.6 on Richter Scale Strikes Crete; No Damage Reported
An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck an area of the Mediterranean south of the island of Crete on Tuesday morning.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center calculated the strength of the tremor as 5.6 on the Richter scale,...