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Earthquakes strike with 4.4R Crete and Thiva

October 7, 2024 Earthquake, Society 0

Two earthquakes stroke with magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale the regions of Crete and Thiva on Monday morning. The first earthquake occurred on the island of Crete at 8:54 with epicenter 24 km south-southeast of Zakros on the island’s eastern coast. Its focal depth was 5.7 km and it …

Moderate earthquake in Thiva ….shakes Greek capital Athens

September 3, 2022 Earthquake, FEATURED, Society Comments Off on 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 …

Earthquake rattles Crete with 4.4 R, same epicenter as 6R in Sept 2021

May 8, 2022 Earthquake, Society Comments Off on Earthquake rattles Crete with 4.4 R, same epicenter as 6R in Sept 2021

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 …

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 contingency planning for Thiva must be updated,” says Greece’s top seismologist

September 30, 2021 Earthquake Comments Off on “Earthquake contingency planning for Thiva must be updated,” says Greece’s top seismologist

“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. …

6-year-old refugee boy dies in blaze in Thiva accommodation camp

February 24, 2021 Refugees Comments Off on 6-year-old refugee boy dies in blaze in Thiva accommodation camp

A 6-year-old boy died on Tuesday night when a fire broke out in a refugee camp on the town on Thiva, some 60 km north of Athens. . The boy was reportedly leaving with his parents and 4 siblings in a container. Local media reported that the mother reportedly managed …

15-year-old girl tested positive with Covid-19 dies in Thiva (UPD)

February 3, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 2

A 15-year-old girl tested positive with Covid-19 died in the hospital of Thiva on Wednesday morning. The girl was reportedly admitted to the hospital just hours before she passed away. She is the youngest victim of the pandemic in Greece According to local media evima, the girl had serious underlying …

Toddler dies in Refugee Center after falling into camp cesspool

June 19, 2018 Refugees Comments Off on Toddler dies in Refugee Center after falling into camp cesspool

A three-and-a-half year old refugee boy found a tragic death after he fell into the cesspit of the Refugees camp in Thiva, Boeotia, Central Greece, on Monday evening. According to media, the little boy was watching together with his parents other refugees playing football in a small pitch next to …

Moderate earthquake strikes 40km North-West from Athens

November 3, 2017 Earthquake Comments Off on Moderate earthquake strikes 40km North-West from Athens

A moderate earthquake stroke with magnitude 3.7 R forty kilometers North-West from Greek capital Athens at 9:43 a.m. on Friday morning. The epicenter was located in Villia, 19 km south of Thiva. The tremor occurred in a depth of 10 km. Although the tremor was very moderate, it was especially …