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Greece
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Rattles Central Greece
A magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale earthquake hit southwest of Itea in Central Greece at 12:46 PM local time (10:46 UTC) on Saturday.
The epicenter was 15 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the town of Itea in Sterea Ellada...
Greece
Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Hits Off Rhodes
Α 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the island of Rhodes, in Greece's Dodecanese island archipelago, on Thursday afternoon.
A preliminary reading by the Athens Institute of Geodynamics showed the tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), 59 kilometers (37...
Greece
New Map Shows Earthquake-Prone Areas in Greece
The "Global Earthquake Model", a new online resource created by the Global Science Forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was released last week.
Its digital, interactive online maps depict all currently-known global seismic hazards. The project's aim...
Greece
Two Minor Earthquakes Hit the Ionian Sea on Sunday
Two minor earthquakes in quick succession of one another jolted the Ionian Sea and islands in an area, on Sunday morning.
The first measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck at 7:18 a.m. local time 49 kilometers (30 miles) south-west...
Greece
4.2 Richter Tremor off Greek Island of Crete
A tremor measuring 4.2 degrees on the Richter scale took place Friday at 5:57am local time off the island of Crete, the Athens University Institute of Geodynamics made known. The epicenter was 371 kilometers south-east of Athens and 60...
Australia
5.4 Magnitude Quake Shakes Victoria
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Victoria last night at 8:53 pm and lasted for 30 seconds, Geoscience Australia spokesman Chris Thompson said.
The earthquake had an epicentre 16km southwest of Moe at Coalville in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, and registered...