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Earthquake strikes with 3.9R Thebes, felt in many areas in Athens

March 27, 2022 Earthquake, FEATURED, Society 1

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 …

Earthquake rattles the island of Crete with 5.3 R

September 18, 2020 Earthquake Comments Off on Earthquake rattles the island of Crete with 5.3 R

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on Richer scale struck in the sea area south off Crete at 7:28 p.m. on Friday evening. Its epicenter was 19 km south-west of Arvi and its focal depth 25 km. Several seismological institutes gave also different magnitudes such as 5.2R, 5.3R, 5.5R and even 5.7R. …

Earthquakes rattle the island of Crete with 6R and 5R

May 2, 2020 Earthquake Comments Off on 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 …

Teenager heroine saves siblings before house collapse in Lesvos earthquake

June 19, 2017 Earthquake, Society Comments Off on Teenager heroine saves siblings before house collapse in Lesvos earthquake

A teenager heroine. In the first moments of panic after the powerful earthquake strikes the island of Lesvos, a 15-year-old girl puts her own safety and fears aside and saves her three underage siblings. The family house collapsed, like many other houses in the village of Vrisa. “My eldest daughter …

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