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The epicenter was 6 kilometers east of Prokopio Evia – A new 3.7 Richter earthquake followed – Damages to shops – What do the seismologists say

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale was registered a little while ago on the Greek island of Euboea, the Greek Institute of Geodynamics reported, as quoted by Sky TV.

The earthquake, which occurred at 8:26 a.m. local (and Bulgarian) time, had an epicenter 9 km east of the village of Prokopi. The depth of its focus is estimated at 5 kilometers.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred at 12.59 p.m. on Sunday in the Corinthian Gulf, with an epicenter 13 km north-northeast of Xylokastro, at a focal depth of 14.2 km.

Two other earthquakes of magnitudes 2.3 and 2.4 preceded in the same area.

According to seismology professor Gerasimos Papadopoulos, this is a series of earthquakes, with little chance of a larger earthquake.

Two earthquakes measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale were recorded on Thursday off the island of Kassos, the Athens National Observatory's Geodynamics Institute said.

The tremors were recorded at 10.18 a.m. and 10.24 a.m.

The first quake's epicentre was located in the sea region 28km west-southwest of the island, while the second was located 29km west-southwest of Kassos.

Two student groups, who had experienced the Van earthquakes in 2011 and the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in February, embarked on an innovative search and rescue mission project by developing a drone, drawing from their personal encounters.

Over a third of Greece's underground water is of poor quality, according to the 2022 annual report from the Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (EAGME). 

A series of earthquakes in just one hour in Blagoevgrad region.

A group of Turkish scientists has claimed that they have managed to disprove the widely accepted theory called "earthquake signal," which says an earthquake causes changes in the atmosphere.

A new magnitude 5 earthquake has jolted the eastern province of Malatya, with no casualties or severe damages reported, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the island of Rhodes on Monday afternoon. The quake's epicenter was identified 33 kilometers off the north-east coast of the island, at a depth of 39.8 kilometers.