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...

Two earthquakes measuring 5.1 and 5.2 hit in the sea area east of Crete in the early hours of Monday. The first quake hit at 03:30 between Crete and Karpathos. It was followed by the second temblor at 07:11, striking...

Two major earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.3 and 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the Greek-Albanian border at 07:26  and 10:00 local time on Saturday morning (05:26, 08:00 GMT+1). Many smaller quakes have also been recorded. The epicenters of...

Two tremors were recorded earlier on Friday under the seabed near the island of Karpathos, which were felt on Karpathos and the island of Rhodes. The first quake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 12:29 AM on...

Two minor earthquakes in quick succession of one another jolted the Ionian Sea and islands in an area, on Sunday morning. The first measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck at 7:18 a.m. local time 49 kilometers (30 miles) south-west...

The seabed of the Aegean conceals 19 active seismic faults measuring over seven kilometres each, which can generate strong earthquakes from 6.1 to 7.4 on the Richter scale, according to new research by a group of Greek scientists. The team,...

Two earthquakes in quick succession on Sunday jolted the Ionian Sea and Islands in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The first measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck at 5:11 a.m. local time...

A moderate earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Ionian island of Lefkada on Saturday morning, in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) has put...

Geologists have tracked down hundreds of quakes worldwide caused by people and the projects that set them off. From mining projects to oil and gas operations, human activity has set off earthquakes around the world and in many geological settings. The...

Eight in ten Greeks are potential victims of earthquake tremors, while Greece ranks tenth to be potentially hit by a tsunami, a study says. The study is conducted by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and is called...

Greek and international scientists warn of a possibility of earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions and accompanying tsunamis in the Santorini-Amorgos area. The international PROTEUS project (Plumbing Reservoirs Of The Earth Under Santorini), composed of Greek, American and British scientists and funded...

A 200-square-meter-wide sinkhole appeared on Saturday morning in the rural area of Kalpaki, 30 kilometers west of the city of Ioannina in western Greece, which the fire department estimates to be about 20 meters deep. The area which caved in...

Constatinos Spirakos is both a professor in the department of Civil Engineering at the National and Technical University of Athens and a Director of the Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering. In a recent study, he and his team noted that monuments...

Lefkada island in Greece is still getting hit by strong aftershocks three days after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that killed 2 people. Three aftershocks ranging between 4.3 to 4.9 magnitude occurred the first hours of November 20th.   There are no reported...

Two earthquakes, measuring 4.6 and 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurred in the early hours today, August 27, one about 20 minutes after the other in the submarine area south of Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete. The tremors...