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4.4 Richter Earthquake Near Kefalonia

At 6:59 am on Monday morning an earthquake with the magnitude of 4.4 shook the Greek island of Kefalonia. According to the Institute of Geodynamics, the quake occurred 8 kilometers southwest of Argostoli and had a focal depth of 5...

4.27 Richter Earthquake Hits Southeast of Crete

An early morning earthquake at 12:34 a.m. hit 113 kilometers south-southeast of Lasith and 139 kilometers southeast of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete at a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake was reported at 4.27 Richter. According to...

Earthquake in Magnesia Prefecture

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale occurred several minutes before noon in the Magnesia Prefecture in Greece The earthquake came from 159 kilometers North/NorthWest of Athens according to the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens. The...

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Central Greece Rattles Athens

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rattled Central Greece, today, July 11 at 12:46 pm. The areas where the earthquake was mostly felt were Chalkida and Eretria, while Athenians also felt its impact. According to the Institute...

New 3.8 Earthquake Near Patras

A new earthquake was recorded shortly after 11:15 EET in the area of Patras. According to data of the Institute of Geodynamics at the Greek National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter...

Earthquake Shook All of Central Greece

The earthquake happened 12 minutes after 5:00 p.m. and in accordance with the Institute of Geodynamics, it was 4.2 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake according to Institute of Geodynamics was 14 kilometers north of Lamia. The...

4.3-magnitude Quake Jolts Central Greece

According to the report issued by the Athens Observatory, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Greece shortly after 5 at dawn on Friday, September 20 (precisely at 5:05 local time). The epicenter of the quake was located near the village...

A 4.9 Aftershock Hits Greece

It's been an anxious week for Greeks with earthquakes, including an aftershock of 4.9 on Aug. 8, only two days after the area around Athens was hit with 5.1 magnitude tremor. The strongest aftershock took place at 2:49 p.m. near the...

More than 60 Aftershocks in Central Greece

After the strong earthquake that struck on August 7 at 12:06 pm in Amphicleia, in the prefecture of Phocis, estimated at 5.3 Richter, a new seismic tremor of 4.7 Richter hit the same focal area in Amphicleia. Residents are...

New National Observatory Building Coming

The construction of the new building of the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens is integrated in the Attica Regional Operational Programme (ROP). The budget is estimated at €5.7 million and the construction is estimated to be...