Geology

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck to the north of the island of Evia on Monday afternoon, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers north of Artemisio. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake was at a depth of 11.5 kilometers.

The sale of birds, such as parakeets and canaries, is soaring, especially in the eastern province of Van, as many believe that such birds can sense foreshocks seconds before an earthquake strikes.

This earthquake was of magnitude 4.1, with an epicenter 31 kilometers northeast of Bandırma. Two hours before, they were shaken by another one, with a magnitude of 3.5.
According to the EMSC website, the epicenter was at a depth of five kilometers.
Numerous citizens of Turkey reported that the earthquake was extremely "loud".

The historical Mar Circos (Aziz Georgios) Greek Orthodox Church in the southern quake-hit province of Hatay has become an aid collection center where numerous materials are packaged and delivered to quake survivors.

A new magma chamber in the submarine volcano Kolumbo, which is even thought to be capable of erupting in the future, although not immediately, has been discovered by scientists.

The Joides Resolution, the largest US research vessel, is in the Mediterranean for the first time and is currently at the submarine volcano of Kolumbo off Santorini, halfway through its research mission in Greece. On board is a team of scientists from the International Ocean Discovery Program, including Greeks.

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.

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 4.2 Richter struck off the southern island of Crete on Monday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

With the waters receding in recent years, microbialite fields, described as "underwater fairy chimneys," have appeared in Lake Van in the eastern province.

In Lake Van, considered the world's largest soda lake, water withdrawal continues to increase severely due to drought caused by climate change and global warming.

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 4.1 Richter struck off the southern island of Crete on Monday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 10.12 a.m. local time off the island's northern coast and its epicenter was at a depth of 11 kilometers.