Athens' Institute of Geodynamics

Another Powerful Earthquake with Different Epicenter Rocks Greece

Published by Novinite on Fri, 03/05/2021 - 14:19

A new earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook central Greece at 20:38 on Thursday.

The epicenter was near the town of Elassona, which was hit on Wednesday by an earthquake measuring 6.0.

The National Observatory of Athens' Institute of Geodynamics reported that the new quake's epicenter was 16km southwest from Elassona proper, close to Larissa.

5.2-magnitude quake rattles western Peloponnese

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 13:54

A strong 5.2-magnitude quake rattled the western Peloponnese on Thursday, based on preliminary data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages. The Athens' Institute of Geodynamics gave a reading of 5.1.

The tremor struck 37 kilometres off the coast of Messinia at a depth of 10 kilometres.