Greece is sending humanitarian aid to the εearthquake-striken areas in Syria, that have been devastated by the earthquake in Turkey. A Greek mission is preparing to depart as soon as possible on Wednesday after Syria activated the relevant request to the European Civil Protection Mechanism. According to sources from the …
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Greece’s EMAK rescues little girl, man from the rubble (video)
In a dramatic operation, EMAK rescuers from the Greek Fire Service managed to free a 6-year-old girl from the rubble of her collapsed home in the Turkish city of Iskenderun in the Hatay province on Tuesday afternoon local time. Using special equipment, the team had opened a 7-meter-deep passage to …
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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 …
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Turkey’s unfinished Akkuyu nuclear plant not damaged by quake, Rosatom official says
Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which is currently under construction, was not damaged by a major earthquake that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, said an official from the Russian company building the plant. “Earth tremors of about magnitude 3 were felt here… but our specialists have not …
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Turkey’s earthquake will not affect Greece, says leading seismologist
“We still don’t know if the 7.7 Richter earthquake that hit southern Turkey on Monday morning was the main one,” professor and president of the Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization, Efthymios Lekkas, told the state-run news agency amna. “It’s a very big earthquake and its consequences will be multiple,” …
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Greece sends rescue teams to earthquake-ridden Turkey
Greece is sending special search and rescue forces to Turkey after a 7.8 Richter earthquake devastated large areas in the South-East and North Syria, having trapped thousands of people in the debris early Monday morning. Greece is one of the first countries to respond to turkey’s appeal for help and …
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Earthquake rattles with 5.9R Rhodes, Aegean islands
Greece’s Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens corrected the magnitude of the earthquake off the island of Rhodes to 5.9 on the richter scale, from 5.7R initially. The earthquake recorded at 14:37 in the sea southeast of Lindos on Rhodes raised concern among the residents but no damages …
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Earthquake 4.8 R on Lesvos: Locals advised to avoid unnecessary movement
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Lesvos on Tuesday morning, sending locals to the streets and raising concern among seismologists. The Civil Protection of the Municipality of Western Lesvos advised citizens to avoid unnecessary road travel, especially in the network of Lepetymnos, Argenos, Skamias, …
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Earthquake hits with 5.1R Evia, wildly shakes Athens
An earthquake initially measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rattled not only the epicenter area in Evia but also Greek capital Athens at 2:24 on Wednesday afternoon. Some seismological institutes gave the magnitude as 4.7 and 4.9 R. The epicenter of the earthquake was 5 km east of Psahna in …
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Earthquake in Evia rattles also Athens
A moderate earthquake in Evia was felt also in 57km away Athens late Wednesday afternoon. Several seismological institutes report different magnitudes ranging from 4.3 to 4.4 and 4.7 maximum on the Richter scale. The earthquake occurred at 5:28 p.m. on December 14, 2022. Its epicenter was 7 km North-East of …
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Earthquake rattles with 5.2R Evia, felt in Athens & islands
Α strong earthquake occurred at 10:06 on Tuesday night in Evia in the same epicenter as the 4.7R in the morning. The tremor was strongly felt also in Greek capital Athens and in a radius of over 100 km. According to the revised solution of the Athens Observatory, the …
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Earthquakes shake Evia with 4.7R and intense seismic activity
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scales shook the island of Evia on Tuesday morning and was felt over 70 km away due to its shallow focal depth. The tremor caused light material damages in some old building and has been followed by intense seismic activity. Its epicenter was …
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Earthquake rattles the island of Zakynthos with 4.3R
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Zakynthos at 10.49 a.m. on Sunday morning, October 30, 2022. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 58 kilometers southwest of the village of Agios Leontas and had a focal depth of 10 kilometers. No …
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Earthquake 5R shakes central Greece, Athens: Seismologists can’t say if main tremor
“We still don’t know if it was the main earthquake. We don’t have many aftershocks (until 9:00 a.m.) Efthymios Lekkas, professor of Disaster Management at EKPA and president of Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection Orhanization, told CNN Greece on Sunday morning. The earthquake occurred at 1:02 early Sunday and its …
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Earthquake rattles with 5R the island of Crete
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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Earthquake strikes with 4.1R Skiathos and the Sporades islands
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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UPDATE Rocks fall on Shipwreck, after earthquake strikes with 5.4R between Kefalonia and Zakynthos
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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Moderate earthquake in Thiva ….shakes Greek capital Athens
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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Earthquake shakes the island of Lefkada with 4.3R
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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Earthquake strikes with 4R the island of Lefkada
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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