October 2, 2022
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An earthquake rattled with 5 on the Richter scale the island of Crete early Sunday morning. According to Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake occurred at 7:04 and its epicenter was in the sea area 84 km south Goudoura in Lasithi, in the East of the island. Its focal depth was 8 …
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September 15, 2022
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An earthquake hit with magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale the Sporades islands a few minutes before 6′ clock late Thursday afternoon. According to Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area 39 km North of the island of …
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September 8, 2022
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A earthquake stroke with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale between the islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. Greece’s Geodynamic Institute announced. The tremor occurred at 10:36 Thursday morning 70 km West of Zakunthos and 57km South-West of Lixouri on Kefalonia. It focal depth was …
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September 3, 2022
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An earthquake occurred in Thiva on Saturday morning and it was strongly felt also in Athens, some 60 km away, due to its low focal depth. The earthquake hit with a magnitude of 3.9 to 4.2 on the Richter scale at 11:27 a.m. Its epicenter was located 8 km south …
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August 31, 2022
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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 …
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August 30, 2022
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An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea region off the island of Lefkada on Tuesday morning, short before 7 o’ clock. According to the Geodynamic Institute of he National Observatory of Athens, the epicentre was located in the sea, 8 km west-southwest of the village …
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August 14, 2022
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An earthquake stroke with magnitude 4 on the Richter scale the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea on Sunday afternoon. The tremor occurred a few minutes before 3 o’ clock, south-west of the village of Vassiliki. According to Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter was 4 km West-SouthWest of Vassiliki and …
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August 14, 2022
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An earthquake stroke the island of Samos with 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale early Sunday morning. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Greece, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area, 27 km North-North-East from the island’s capital Vathi and had focal depth 11.8 km. Other seismological …
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July 20, 2022
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A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the town of Arkalochori on Crete at Wednesday noon. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens’ National Observatory that the earthquake epicenter was 10 km South-East of Arkalochori. Other seismic institutes gave the magnitude at 4.8 R. The tremor was …
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June 3, 2022
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An earthquake shook the island of Rhodes with a magnidute of 4.7 on the Richter scale at 6:48 early Friday evening. The earthquake epicenter was located in the sea areas 16 km West-South-West of Katavia and its focal depth was 17.5 km. The tremor was felt in the south of …
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May 8, 2022
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An earthquake with magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the island of Crete at 4:22 on Sunday afternoon. Its epicenter was 5 km North-East of the village Arkalochori, 27 km South-East of the city of Heraklio and its focal depth was 13.8 km. So far, there are no reports …
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April 29, 2022
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A earthquake rattled the island of Crete with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale at 5:01 p.m. on Friday afternoon. According to locals, the tremor had a strong vibration , long duration and a loud noise, residents told local media. Seismologists are monitoring the phenomenon. The epicenter of …
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April 27, 2022
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A strong earthquake jolted with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale the island of Kythera, south of Peloponnese, on Wednesday morning. So far, there have been no reports of injuries or material damage. While some international seismic institutes gave the preliminary magnitude with 5.4-5.5 R, the Geodynamic Institute …
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March 27, 2022
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An earthquake with magnitude measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the north-east of Thebes at 8:32 Sunday evening. Although the tremor was moderate it was felt in many areas of Greek capital Athens, some 60 km away. According to the automatic solution of the Greek Geodynamic Institute, the …
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January 16, 2022
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An strong earthquake struck with magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale and rattled the Halkidiki peninsula and Mt Athos in northern Greece on Sunday. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the earthquake occurred at 13.48, its epicenter was 21 km South-South-West of Mount Athos and the focal depth 10 …
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January 10, 2022
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Hundreds of people spent the night in their cars after an earthquake struck with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale the area of Florina in western Macedonia. According to the Greek Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake occurred at 11.43 Sunday night and its epicenter was 2 km from the …
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December 29, 2021
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An earthquake rattled with 5.7 on the Richter scale the island of Crete early Wednesday morning causing distress to local residents. The epicenter of the earthquake at 7:08 a.m. was in the sea area 48 km South-West of Arvi in eastern Crete and its focal depth was 42.7 km. There …
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December 26, 2021
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An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Crete early Sunday evening, December 26, 2021. Three and a half hours later, another, stronger tremor occurred in the same area with 5.4 R. According to seismology institutes in the country, the earthquake with 5.2 Roccurred at 5:15 …
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December 18, 2021
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An strong earthquake rattled with 5.4 on the Richter scale parts of southern Greece early on Saturday morning. The tremor occurred in the sea area between western Crete and south Peloponnese at 7:16 a.m. local time, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported. Its focal depth was 57.6 km. Greek media reported …
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December 8, 2021
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A moderate earthquake struck with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale the town of Preveza in Epirus in the north-west coast of Greece at 9:49 on Wednesday morning. According to Athens Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area 9 km North-West of Preveza. …
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