January 7, 2023
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Two earthquakes with magnitude 4.9 and 4.7 on the Richter scale and some 15 aftershocks have been rattling the island of Lesvos since the early morning hours of Saturday, January 7, 2023. Minor damages in houses and rock-slides. The seismic activity has caused minor damages in at least five house …
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December 3, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Two earthquakes, moderate this time, rattled the island of Evia again on Saturday and despite the low magnitude they were felt in Greek capital Athens as well. A 3.9 R earthquake occurred at 12;35 p.m. and was followed by another tremor of 3.8 R magnitude six minutes later. Both earthquakes …
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November 29, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
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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August 31, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
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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September 7, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED
Greek seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos characterized the seismic activity in the area of Nisyros and Tilos in the south-eastern Aegean Sea in the recent months as “quite unusual.” On a post, he noted that 1,500 earthquakes have occurred between April and September 6, 2021. On a post on Facebook that was …
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April 20, 2021
Earthquake, Society
Light tremors on Tuesday morning have shaken two out of five Greek islands with active volcanoes. The epicenters of the earthquakes were recorded in the sea area off Nisyros and off Santorini in the east and central Aegean Sea respectively. According to Geodynamics Insitute of Athens National Observatory the tremors …
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February 17, 2021
Earthquake
Two moderate earthquakes jolted Nafpaktos in western Greece on Wednesday morning. The first tremor hit with 4.9 R at 05:30 in the morning. Its epicecenter was 11 km southwest of Nafpaktos and its focal depth 5 km. The earthquake was felt in many areas in West mainland and Peloponnese such …
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February 1, 2021
Earthquake
A series of earthquake strokes have been rattling the island of Lesvos on Monday morning. Seismologists appear reassuring saying the tremors are aftershocks of the 6.4 R earthquake in 2017 that damaged the village of Vryssa. The highest magnitude so far is the tremor at 7:46 am with 5 on …
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January 13, 2021
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Several earthquakes rattled western Greece in the last 12 hours often sending locals to the streets. The epicenters of the three earthquakes measuring 4.9, 4.3 and 4.3 on the Richter scale was in the Gulf of Corinth, an area with frequent seismic activity. The first tremors occurred short after Tuesday …
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October 12, 2020
Earthquake
Not one, not two, but four earthquakes measuring from 4.1 to 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Crete on Monday morning. The first three tremors occurred within 40 minutes. The seismic activity started at 3:30 a.m.with 5.1R. Epicenter was 49 km north of Sitia in eastern Crete. …
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September 27, 2020
Earthquake
Several earthquakes have rattled the Monks’ Republic on Mount Athos in less that 24 hours, with the strongest one measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale. Epicenter of all the earthquakes was in the sea area some 18-20 km south of Athos. Videos 5.R strike in Protato Karyes The latest tremor …
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May 2, 2020
Earthquake
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 …
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February 7, 2020
Earthquake
Several earthquakes have shaken North Peloponnese, the island of Crete and West Macedonia in the last 24 hours with seismologists to closely monitor the seismic activity. With the highest magnitude to be 4.6 on the Richter scale, two earthquakes occurred in the sea area between eastern Crete and Kasos. The …
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January 22, 2020
Earthquake
Exploration for hydrocarbon does not activate earthquakes, said Greece’s chief seismologist, Efthymios Lekkas, Director of the Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization. speaking at a seminar held in Chania, Lekkas clarified that there is no relation between exploration for oil and gas and the seismic activity recorded in early December …
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December 12, 2019
Earthquake
Greek seismologists are on alert and closely monitor the seismic activity in Crete with a total of 100 small and medium-size earthquakes to have occurred during the last six days The scientists are still not in position to determine whether the series of tremors are the pre-seismic activity of a …
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October 12, 2019
Earthquake
Two earthquakes measuring 4.4 and 4.3 on the Richter scale stroke the island of Zakynthos (Zante) on Saturday. The epicenter of both earthquakes was in the sea area South of the islands in the Ionian Sea. The first tremor hit with 4.4 R at 01:43 a.m., its epicenter was in …
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August 12, 2019
Earthquake
A moderate earthquake struck with magnitude 4.8 R the sea area North off the island of Crete at 10:58 a.m. on Monday morning. According to Geodynamics Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 68km off Agios Nikolaos in East Crete. It occurred in a depth of 55 km. No …
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June 1, 2019
Earthquake
A series of consecutive earthquakes have been rattling the regions along the borders between Greece and Albania on Saturday morning. At least six tremors with the strongest measuring 5 R have been recorded between 07:00 – 10:00 in the morning. The earthquakes have been felt in Kastoria, Ioannina and other …
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August 9, 2018
Greece, Politics
The General Secretariat for Greece’s Civil Protection is abolished and replaced by a new agency, the National Emergency Response Service. The radical change comes 18 days after the deadly wildfires in Athens with 93 people dead during which is Civil Protection was practically absent. The new public service will be …
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February 22, 2018
Earthquake
Greece is showing an intense seismic activity on Thursday with four earthquakes to have struck Zakynthos, Crete, Patras and Sporades in less than ten hours. The tremors caused concern among locals, however, Greek seismologists appear reassuring. The first tremor occurred at 1:45 Thursday morning with a magnitude of 4.8 R. …
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