earthquake

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens has reported that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was documented at around 12.34 today, about 12 kilometers west of Argostoli and at a depth of 5 kilometers. The latest earthquake was felt in Lixouri and surrounding villages. While the seismic activity has greatly reduced over the past few days, the Geodynamic […]

The Minister of Infrastructure Michalis Chrysochoidis has vowed to complete with a week the secondary inspection of about 1,400 homes that were damaged by the recent earthquakes in Kefalonia, so that the restorations can commence as soon as possible. An information pamphlet will soon be distributed amongst the earthquake victims detailing the necessary procedures regarding […]

An early morning aftershock tremor worried the residents of Kefalonia, who have seen their island suffer unprecedented damages from the recent seismic activity. According to the Geodynamic Institute, the latest aftershock measured 4.1 on the Richter scale and took place at 5.26am at a depth of about 2km and about 15km northeast of Lixouri. The […]

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Atalanti, which is located about 115 kilometers northwest of the nation’s capitol, just before 10:00 on Thursday morning. While not particularly strong, the earthquake was nevertheless felt as far away as Athens. A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was documented last Saturday in the area, where there […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called a government meeting for Wednesday afternoon in order to discuss the efforts to address the disaster in Kefalonia so far and to coordinate future actions. The Ministers of National Defense Avramopoulos, Education Arvanitopoulos, Finances Stournaras, Interior Michelakis, Infrastructure Chrysochoidis, Public Order Dendias, Health Georgiadis, Shipping Varvitsiotis, Culture Panagiotopoulos […]

The Ministers of Tourism Kefalogianni, Education Arvanitopoulos, Health Georgiadis and Infrastructure Chysochoidis visited the earthquake-stricken Kefalonia on Tuesday morning and participated in a meeting to address the problems caused by the earthquake. The Minister Interior Yannis Michelakis is also likely to return to the island on Wednesday. After the Ministerial meeting on the island, the […]

The seismic activity on the island of Kefalonia has not calmed down, with the latest earthquake on Monday morning measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale and being felt as far away as Athens. According to the Geodynamic Institute the 5.7 magnitude quake had an epicenter about 10 kilometers west of the island. The Monday morning […]

Although it has been five days since a 5.8 Richter earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia, local residents are concerned about the ongoing seismic activity. Over 250 aftershocks have been documented, of which 25 measure 4 or higher on the Richter scale. Meanwhile technical teams dispatched to the Ionian island are continuing to survey and […]

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale took place on Wednesday morning, at about 25 kilometers from Patra and at a depth of about 1 kilometer. While not being particularly strong, the earthquake was felt in Patra and Aegio due to its rather shallow epicenter.

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras decided to visit and spend the night on the island of Kefalonia on his way back from Brussels, in order to survey the damages caused by the powerful earthquake. Meanwhile seismologists have reported that three days after what appears to have been the main earthquake, the aftershocks are still rather […]

Although the Sunday afternoon earthquake that struck Kefalonia did not result in any fatal injuries, it has caused serious damages to the property and infrastructure. Meanwhile, the seismic aftershocks continue to worry local residents, with the latest aftershock measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale and occurring at a 2km depth, 9 km west of Lixouri. […]

A rather powerful earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia and was felt in many parts of western regions of Greece, Albania and southern parts of Italy on Sunday afternoon. Multiple aftershocks were felt and fire brigade teams have been dispatched to document damages. The Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis visited the island shortly after to […]

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens documented a 3.3 Richter earthquake at about 150 kilometers south of the coast of Ierapetra, at around 11:37 on Monday morning. There is some concern amongst scientists, since three other earthquakes occurred in the region on Sunday; a 4.3 Richter earthquake occurred at 5:28, a 3.8 Richter earthquake at 13:05 […]

A powerful earthquake was felt across a large part of Greece on Saturday afternoon. The Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory estimated that the epicenter of the 6.3 Richter earthquake was about 63 kilometers west of Chania and at a depth of about 23 kilometers. The earthquake was felt across a large part of southern […]

An earthquake was largely felt in Thessaloniki and surrounding areas this morning, at around 5:15am. Car drivers reported that the earthquake was so intense that they could feel it while driving. According to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens the earthquake measured about 4.4 on the Richter scale and occurred at a […]

Two earthquakes that were based in Amfiklia took place yesterday afternoon at around 17:42, which measured 4.5 and 4.8 on the Richter scale. Both earthquakes were felt in Athens. Another earthquake that measured 4.4 occurred on Tuesday morning at around 8.46am. The Seismological Center of the AUTH and the Geodynamic Institute of Athens reported that […]

Two earthquakes shook Athens and Mainland Greece just after noon today, at 12:02 and 12:06. The Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory in Athens and the Geophysics Lab at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki measured the main earthquake’s magnitude at 5.1 on the Richter scale, with an epicenter 28 kilometers west of Atalanti and 121 […]

An earthquake that measured 5.1 on the Richter scale took place this morning at around 8.30 between the islands of Samothraki and Imvros. So far there have not been any reports of damages in the area. The earthquake was felt as far away as Thrace and Easter Macedonia. According to seismologists, the earthquake took place […]

A minor earthquake woke up Athenians this morning at around 4:56 am, which according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center measured 4.4 on the Richter scale. The earthquake’s epicenter was estimated to be about 4 kilometers east of Pikermi in Attica, at a depth of about 10 kilometers. So far there have been no reports of […]