Two of the victims seriously injured during the earthquake on the island of Kos on Friday are still in critical condition. The 21-year-old Swedish man injured with multiple trauma and brain bleeding remains intubated. The 23-year-old Norwegian man who underwent amputation in both legs is in the Intensive Care Unit …
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Kos earthquake: Airport traffic with minor delays, sea traffic with small boats via Kalymnos & Nissyros
Transportation to and from the island of Kos is at 90 percent through the airport, Athens News Agency reported on Friday after the earthquake 6.6R caused serious damage at the port of the island. Smaller boats transfer passengers from and to Kos via the islands of Kalymnos and Nissyros, which …
Read More »Greece revises Kos Earthquake magnitude to 6.6R, more than 200 aftershocks
Greece’s Geo-dynamics Institute revised to 6.6 Richer the magnitude of the powerful earthquake that stroke Kos in the early morning hours of Friday. In a statement issued by the Institute, director Aksi Tselentis said that based on data from the national Seismological Network and the Geodynamics Institute of the National …
Read More »Kos Earthquake: Seriously injured Greeks and tourists flown to hospitals in Athens & Crete
A total of seven people, Greeks and tourists of several nationalities have been flown to hospitals in Athens and on the island of Crete. The air transfer of four people seriously injured when the earthquake stroke the island of Kos concluded early Friday morning. Four of the seriously injured have …
Read More »Kos Earthquake 6.4R leaves two dead tourists, dozens of injured LIVE reporting
Kos earthquake: Two dead, more than 120 injured, among them 5 in critical condition. Majority of the injured are tourists. Serious damages in the port of the island of Kos after a powerful earthquake stroke with 6.4 R short after midnight. One third of the island is without electricity. No …
Read More »Earthquake rattles with 5.2R Nisyros, felt on Kos and the Dodecanese
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Nisyros and the islands of the Dodecanese five minutes after 2 o’ clock Thursday noon. The earthquake epicenter was located in the sea area 32 km North-West of the island of Nisyros. Its focal depth was 150.7 km. …
Read More »Earthquake strikes the island of Kos with 4.5R magnitude
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale stroke in the sea area off the island of Kos in the Dodecanese on Tuesday noon. The Earthquake occurred at 12:36 noon time, the epicenter was 36 km east of the island. The tremor was especially felt in Kos due to the …
Read More »Earthquake 6.6R caused soil deformation in Kos, subsidence and uplift in Kara Ada
The powerful earthquake that stroke with a magnitude of 6.6 R caused distortions of the geological morphology on the island of Kos and the small Kara Ada islet outside the port of Bodrum in Turkey. Experts from the Remote Sensing Research Team of Harokopio University in Kallithea, Athens, found out …
Read More »Earthquake diplomacy: Turkey’s FM submits de-escalation proposal to Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has submitted a six-point proposal to Greece with the aim to improve the bilateral relations following the earthquake disaster and Greece’s assistance and solidarity. The submitted plan was revealed by PM Mitsotakis’ Diplomatic Office Director media reported. Speaking to Greek journalists on Saturday, Cavusoglu praised …
Read More »Earthquake Diplomacy: “New page” in Athens-Ankara relations, says Turkish FM
Τurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke of a “new page” in relations between Ankara and Athens, following the devastating earthquake and the prompt assistance by Greece. Speaking during a press conference in Ankara with visiting Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, Cavusoglu sent a message of normalization of Turkey’s relations with the …
Read More »Turkish FM falls in the arms of Greek counterpart visiting areas devastated by earthquake
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu fell in the arms of his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias upon the latter’s arrival in earthquake-stricken Turkey early Sunday morning. The two foreign ministers had a brief meeting in a lounge at the airport of Adana and then boarded helicopters bound for the earthquake-affected areas …
Read More »Earthquake Diplomacy: Greek PM calls Turkish President
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his sadness over the devastating earthquakes in Turkey in a phone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. The Greek premier also conveyed the support and condolences of the government and the Greek people for the loss of human lives. Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s …
Read More »Three earthquakes shake the island of Samos with 4.7R, 5.4R and 4.5R
Two earthquakes hit the island of Samos at Wednesday noon within just 14 minutes apart. Both earthquakes had the same epicenter 13 km in the sea area off Pythagorio. They had relative small focal depth and were felt in neighboring islands and the western coast of Turkey. According to the …
Read More »Earthquake rattles the island of Kefalonia with 4.8 Richter
An earthquake rattled the island of Kefalonia with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale. It occurred short before 3:30 p.m on Friday afternoon. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, its epicenter was 17 km West of Argostoli, the capital of the island. It …
Read More »Earthquake homeless: Humanitarian aid in turtle pace as aftershocks rattle Crete
Residents in Arkalochori and other villages in quake-stricken areas of Crete spent one more difficult night as the humanitarian aid rolls in with the speed of a snail. While many families have already moved to relatives in other areas, many could not. They remained in the destroyed villages and spend …
Read More »Earthquake 6 R rattles Central Greece, citizens advised to stay outdoors
An earthquake stroke with 6 Richter Thessaly in Central Greece at 12:03 Wednesday noon and spread panic among the citizens as it was followed by two strong aftershocks. Seismologists and local authorities have advised citizens to stay outdoors for at least two hours fearing strong aftershocks. One man trapped in …
Read More »Earthquake diplomacy? Turkey extends illegal activities of Oruc Reis to Nov 14
Gone are the times when the so-called “Earthquake diplomacy” would bring Greece and Turkey closer. After the 6.7 R earthquake on Friday and the exchange of solidarity and “Get well soon, neighbor” wishes among officials at highest level, Ankara issued a new NAVTEX on Saturday, extending the operation of seismic …
Read More »Earthquake 6.7 R strikes the island of Samos; Tsunami warning! LIVE
A powerful earthquake struck with 6.7 Richter the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea short before 2 o’ clock Friday noon. “There will be a tsunami warning by the Civil Protection,” Efthimios Lekkas, head of the Greek Earthquake Planning & Protection agency told Skai TV. Locals report that …
Read More »Earthquakes rattle the island of Crete with 6R and 5R
A powerful earthquake rattled the island of Crete with a magnitude of 6 Richter. The earthquake stroke at 03:51 Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2020, and was followed by another strong tremor of 5R half an hour later. The epicenter of the 6R was in the sea area, 140 km south …
Read More »Seismologists on the earthquake of 4.6R in Rhodes and 4.1R in Santorini
An earthquake measuring 4.6 on Richter scale jolted the island of Rhodes on Friday afternoon, and two hours later a tremor hit the island of Santorini with 4.1 on Richter scale. The first earthquake stroke with 4.6 R rhodes at 4:16 p.m. Its epicenter was 31 km South-East of Lindos …
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