Peloponnese earthquake
Moderate quakes rattle the city of Patra, western Greece
An earthquake rattled the city of Patra and other areas in the Achaia region, western Greece at approximately 11.25 a.m. on Sunday.
According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake had a 3.2 magnitude and its epicenter was located 13 kilometers south of Kato Achaia town, Peloponnese.
Earthquake in the NW Peloponnese
A 4.3 on the Richter scale earthquake has hit the western port city of Patras,, northwest Peloponnese, at 7.10 p.m. (17.10 GMT) on Sunday.
Patras is the 3rd largest city of Greece after the capital, Athens, and Thessaloniki. The epicenter was located approximately 48 kilometers south of the city. So far no damages have been reported.
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4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Registered in Western Greece
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Greece, Friday night.
According to reports of the Greek Institute of Geodynamics, the quake occurred some 250 km west of the capital city Athens.
So far no victims or material damages have been reported, BGNES news agency informs.
Quake measuring 4.3 Richter recorded south of Crete
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 4.3 Richter rattled the southern Aegean island of Crete on Tuesday morning, the Athens-based Geodynamic Institute reported.
The tremor hit shortly after 10 a.m. off the coast of the seaside town of Aghios Nikolaos on the island's southeast and had a depth of 10 kilometers.
There were no reports of injuries or damages.
Earthquake in northern Aegean measured at 6.4 Richter, felt in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria [Update]
An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck off the coast of northern Greece on Saturday and was felt as far as neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria but there were no reports of casualties or serious destruction, police and fire brigade officials said.
Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes Greece
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has been felt in Greece, according to reports.
Reports said the epicenter was 400 kilometers (185 miles) north-northeast of Athens, southwest of Samothrace island, and was 10 kilometers deep.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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4.5R quake strikes in southern Greece
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Greece on Friday in the Peloponnese region, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake was located 104 miles (169 km) southwest of Kalamata at a depth of 21.5 miles (35 km), the agency said.
Greece is prone to earthquakes. Most cause no serious damage, but a 5.9 magnitude quake in 1999 killed 143 people.
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Two moderate earthquakes hit region
Two moderate earthquakes hit region
BELGRADE -- A 4.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Slovenia at 10:48 CET on Tuesday, and was, according to reports, also felt in neighboring Croatia.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was at the depth of 12.4 kilometers, located some 52 kilometers southwest of the capital Ljubljana.
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Southern Greece Shaken by 5.6 Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale shook southern Greece on Friday night.
The quake was registered at 11:08 pm local time, with an epicenter 25km east of the island Hydra and 78km south of the capital Athens, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. There are no initial reports of damages or injuries.
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