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Tragic Situation in Cephalonia: Earthquake Victims in Need of Shelter and Food

It was a long, rough night for the residents of Cephalonia, Greece. Many were not able to return to their homes to spend the night because of the ongoing aftershocks. Cephalonians, who watched as their houses were destroyed by the...

Residents of Kefalonia in Distress, Island Faces Severe Problems

The Greek island of Kefalonia is struggling to heal its wounds after the latest earthquake which struck the island once again early on Monday. The mayor of Kefalonia said that emergency shelters will be necessary for people who were left...

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Greek Island of Kefalonia; Again

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off western Greece early on Monday, near the island of Kefalonia. The strong quake struck 8 miles west of Argostoli in the Ionian Sea at a relatively shallow depth of 8.5 miles at 0308 GMT, the United States...

Cephalonia: Severe Damage Due to Earthquake

The residents of Cephalonia, Greece are suffering a third day of aftershocks following the strong earthquake that occurred at noon on Sunday, January 26. An aftershock that struck early on Tuesday morning was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale....

Samaras to Spend Tuesday Night in Earthquake-Stricken Cephalonia

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday redirected his plane to the earthquake-stricken island of Cephalonia, where he will spend the night, instead of returning to Athens as planned. Leaving Brussels on Tuesday evening, where he earlier held talks with...

Kefalonia Earthquake: Locals Fear 1953 Catastrophe May Happen Again

For the third day in a row, the Greek island of Kefalonia has been hit by continuous earthquakes, something that brings back memories of 1953 when the whole island was devastated by three strong quakes. Many locals live with the fear...

Relief for Earthquake-Stricken Cephalonia Residents Announced

The Greek Finance ministry has given a three-month extension to individual taxpayers and legal entities on the earthquake-stricken Ionian Sea island of Cephalonia, Greece, to submit their tax returns and to pay any outstanding amounts, it was announced on...

State of Emergency Declared in Cephalonia (Update)

More than  two dozen aftershocks followed Sunday's strong earthquake, which struck just before 4pm off the Greek island of Cephalonia. The initial quake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, hitting at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometers, just...

Dozen Aftershocks (up to 5.4) Shake Up Greek Island of Cephalonia

At least two dozen aftershocks have been felt since, according to the Institute of Geodynamics in Athens. One of the latest of these aftershocks registered as magnitude 5.4 according to the USGS — a significant earthquake on its own...

Boat Full of Immigrants Found in Ionian Sea

A boat, full of illegal immigrants that are now out of danger, were found this morning in the Ionian Sea. The boat was spotted by an AB-205 helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force, west of the island of Cephalonia...