Greece

The frequency of earthquake activity in Greece makes it rank sixth in the world and first in Europe in the damage caused by temblors. This is due to some unique geological characteristics, caused by the movements of the tectonic plates...

On September 13th, Greece's Kalamata marks the anniversary of the deadly earthquake of 1986 that flattened parts of the city and claimed the lives of dozens of people. A solemn ceremony at the memorial dedicated to the victims is scheduled to...

Alerts went on on Thursday afternoon that an earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale had struck near the Greek island of Naxos. According to the Greek Geodynamic Institute, which tracks seismic activity around the country, the quake had a...

Greek seismologists stated on Monday that they had been were expecting an earthquake on Crete, but were stunned by its magnitude, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, which left houses ruined, rocks lying on roads and one person dead...

In a heart-warming act of compassion and solidarity, Nikos Nikolaidis, a Greek artist from Thessaloniki, and Mikail Akar, an eight-year-old art prodigy of Turkish descent, have collaborated on a large-scale painting in the wake of the disastrous earthquake that...

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook the Greek town of Elassona, located near the city of Larissa in Thessaly, on Tuesday.

Greece and New Zealand on Wednesday became the first countries outside of the U.S. to receive Google’s new technology that allows Android phones to alert users seconds before an earthquake hits. Android's partner "ShakeAlert System," out of California, notifies users...

The central Greek region of Elassona was hit with an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale on Friday.

Greece announced that it will offer cash assistance to the families in the region of Elassona whose properties were damaged by the earthquake.

A new earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook central Greece at 20:38 on Thursday. The epicenter was near the town of Elassona.

The international community expressed its support after central Greece was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.0 Richter on Wednesday.

Firefighters rescued six people from collapsed houses in Mesochori on Wednesday following the earthquake that occurred earlier in the day.

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 5:30 AM on Wednesday in an area 11 km (6.8 miles) southwest of Nafpaktos and with focal depth 5 kilometers, the National Observatory of Athens Geodynamics Institute stated. The...

A relatively weak earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 09:13 local time near the popular Greek island of Rhodes. The quake was reported as having an epicenter 53 km (33 miles) east of Rhodes. Its focal depth...

A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked the island of Crete on Thursday afternoon. The quake's epicenter is thought to be located under the sea 50 kilometers (just over 30 miles) north of the coastal town of...