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Rhodes jolted by 4.2-magnitude tremor
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook part of the island of Rhodes, in the southeastern Aegean, on Thursday. No injuries or damages were immediately reported.
The earthquake occurred at 3.19 a.m. and, according to the preliminary reading of the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicenter was located 26 kilometers off the southwest coast of the island.
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4.1 magnitude earthquake in Evia shakes Athens
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Evia at 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
The earthquake was felt in Athens.
The epicenter of the quake was located 4 km northwest of the town of Vasilika.
Few minutes earlier, at 8.56 p.m. a 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred 5 km northwest from the town of Vasilika.
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4.3 magnitude quake shakes Kythnos
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred off the western Cycladic island of Kythnos at around noon, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
The tremor was felt in Athens.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 11.53 a.m., was located 17 kilometers north-northeast of the island. The focal depth of the quake was estimated at 14.4kilometers.
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Major Japan quake prompts tsunami warning, residents told to run
A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move to higher ground.
"All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground," national broadcaster NHK said after the quake hit the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture around 4:10 pm (0710 GMT).
Earthquake rattles Laconia
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the region of Laconia in the Peloponnese on Monday. The quake occurred at 3.05 p.m. and its epicenter was located at sea, 12 kilometers east of Neapoli Voion.
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Crete rattled by earthquake
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Crete on Sunday morning, at approximately 7.30 am.
The epicenter of the quake was located six kilometers south of Tympakio in the Irakleio administrative region, at a depth of 19.6 kilometers.
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Earthquake rattles island of Gavdos
A 3.9-magnitude-earthquake struck the southern island of Gavdos on Saturday, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
The epicenter of the quake was located 27 kilometers southwest of the island, at a depth of 13 kilometers.
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Strong quake strikes eastern Taiwan, Japan issues tsunami alert
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning.
The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometres, the USGS said.
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China: USGS
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake hit around 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres, the USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties.
Tremors were felt in the nearby megacity of Chengdu, a resident told AFP.
Strong 5.8R earthquake in Crete
A strong earthquake of 5.8 on the Richter scale, according to the measurement of the Geodynamic Institute, occurred in Crete.
According to the automatic solution of Geodynamic, the earthquake was centered 23 kilometers west-northwest of Arvi.
The focal depth of the strong vibration was 10 km.
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