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4.6 magnitude quake shakes Athens
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has hit east of Evia, Greece's second largest island, shaking the capital Athens, southwest of the tremor's epicenter.
The tremor was felt at 4.15 p.m. local time.
The Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics announced on its website that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off west coast of Crete
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Crete on Tuesday evening, the National Observatory of Athens has said.
The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 6.36 p.m., was in an underwater area 98 kilometers southwest of Kythera.
The focal depth was estimated at 14 kilometers.
New quake measuring 4.8 Richter rocks Lesvos
Just days after a 4.9 Richter earthquake caused rockslides and some damage to buildings on Lesvos on Saturday, the eastern Aegean island was hit by a new tremor of a similar magnitude on Tuesday morning.
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A Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Off the Coast of Nicaragua
There is no danger of a tsunami
A strong earthquake of 6.7 on the Richter scale was registered off the coast of Nicaragua, world agencies reported.
The depth was 40 km. The epicenter was 80 km southwest of the city of Corinth, which has a population of over 19,000 people.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Australia earlier today.
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Earthquake Measuring 3,5 Registered in Blagoevgrad Region
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3,5 on the Richter scale and at a depth of 13 kilometers was registered on the territory of Blagoevgrad region (southwestern Bulgaria) this night at 02:31 am, reported the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Registered in Iran
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale has struck southern Iran. Preliminary reports indicate that the outbreak of the earthquake is at a depth of 2 km in the province of Hormozgan, near the town of Bandar-e Lenge.
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29 Istanbul schools closed after earthquake
Some 29 schools in Istanbul have been closed temporarily due to structural damage caused by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the city last week.
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4.3 magnitude tremor shakes Samos island
Scientists say a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 has struck the eastern Aegean island of Samos.
Athens' Geodynamics Institute reports that the tremor struck at 6.30 p.m. Friday about 24 kilometers south of the island at a depth of 10 kilometers.
No damage or injuries have been reported so far.
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Strong quake, measuring 5.1 Richter, hits the Greek capital
A strong earthquake hit the Greek capital shortly before 2.30 p.m. on Friday.
The tremor had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or any major damage though some power cuts were reported in central Athens.
Earthquake Measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale Was Registered in Macedonia
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale was registered last night in Macedonia, at 2:20 local time (3:20 Bulgarian time).
According to the European Mediterranean Seismic Center, the depth of the earthquake is 2 kilometers. The epicenter was 6 kilometers east from Struga and 80 kilometers from the Albanian capital Tirana.