May 8, 2022
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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
Earthquake, Society
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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November 19, 2021
Earthquake, Society
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 …
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October 25, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
An earthquake jolted the city of Athens at 15:52 on Monday afternoon, said the National Observatory of Athens’ Geodynamic Institute. The tremor registered a 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale 10 km northeast of Athens. The earthquake had a focal depth of 5km and was, therefore, particularly felt, however, as …
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October 21, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Several earthquakes have been shaking the village of Arkalochori in central Crete on Thursday. Over ten tremors occurred, so far, with the strongest ones being 4.5 on the Richter scale. Seismologists consider the intense seismic activity as aftershocks of the 5.8-Richter on September 27 that killed one, injured over 20 …
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October 19, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED
Greek seismlologists appear reassuring about the powerful earthquake that jolted with 6.1 on the Richter scale the island of Karthathos in the southern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning. The earthquake occurred at 08:32 a.m. Its epicenter was located in the sea area 127 km south-east off Karpathos and at a …
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October 14, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
A high-ranking priest on the island of Crete decried ‘trash” donations for the victims of the Arkalochori earthquake on September 27. On his social media account, Achimandrite Agathagellos Giannakaris posted that the among the donations sent by people form different parts of the country were “dirty underwear, damaged bed-sheets, wedding …
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October 13, 2021
Earthquake, Society
Seismologists and other authorities remain on alert and warn of possible strong aftershocks after the earthquake that struck with magnitude of 6.3 Richter the island of Crete on Tuesday noon. Although the epicenter was in the sea area 23 km east of the town of Zakros on South-East Crete, material …
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October 12, 2021
Earthquake, Society
A powerful earthquake stroke with magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale the island of Crete at 12:24 noon on Tuesday. According to preliminary information, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area 51 km off Sitia in the south-eastern coast of the island. The Euro-Mediterranean Institute has reportedly …
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October 5, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society, Uncategorized
Almost 4,000 houses, businesses and public building have been declared as “uninhabitable”, so far, in central Crete, after the earthquake that stroke with 6 R Arkalochori and the broader area on September 27. 6,000 inspections have been conducted by teams of engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportin residences, …
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October 1, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
There is uproar among the hundreds of people who became homeless following the earthquake of 6 Richter on Crete, as the provisional shelters setting up are reportedly only for people who have been vaccinated against the Covid-19. According to local media,authorities are setting up shelters to accommodate earthquake victims in …
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September 30, 2021
Earthquake
“Seismic activity in the Thiva area has not stopped in four months now and we need to update our planning on the basis of the needs that arose on Crete,” head of the Organization for Anti-Seismic Planning and Protection (OASP) Prof. Efthymios Lekkas told state-run news agency amna on Thursday. …
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