Physics

Orban: We have in view possibility of workplace/school triage through electronic thermometers

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban stated on Friday that among the relaxation measures that are to be taken after the end of the state of emergency there might be the possibility of workplace or school triage through the measuring of temperature with the aid of electronic thermometers.

Northern Greece rattled by moderate quake

A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurred near Ptolemaida in northern Greece on Wednesday afternoon.

There were no reports of any injuries or damage.

The temblor occurred at 3.20 p.m. some 11 kilometers east-northeast of the city at a depth of 11 kilometers, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens National Observatory.

Croats Remain Traumatised by Quake Damage to Capital

While the soil continues to shake occasionally, and earthquakes of lesser intensity are still being felt, many Croats still suffer from high anxiety as a result of events on March 22, when a quake of at least 5.3 magnitude struck close to the capital, damaging buildings and injuring dozens of people and causing one death.

Moderate quake rattles Parga after strong tremor on Saturday

A moderate earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale struck near the western coastal town of Parga early on Monday but there were no reports of any injuries or damage. 

The quake, which occurred at 6.41 a.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers east of Parga, according to the Geodynamic Institute's National Observatory. 

Moderate tremor rattles Karpathos

An undersea earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, rattled Greece's southern Aegean island of Karpathos on Wednesday, but there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.

According to the National Observatory's Geodynamic Institute, the quake's epicenter was located 81 kilometers southeast of Karpathos.

Tremor rattles southern Greece

A moderate tremor with a preliminary magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale struck near the town of Kalavrita in southern Greece after 8 p.m. on Thursday.
According to the automatic report of the incident from the National Observatory's Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake struck at 8.06 p.m. and its epicenter was 18 kilometers to the northeast of Kalavrita, at a depth of 5 kilometers.

Magnitude 5.1 tremor hits south of Rhodes

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the sea suth of Rhodes and west of Crete, based on an initial estimate of the Athens Geodynamics Institute on Tuesday evening.
The quake's epicentre was located 112 km east of the town of Mytilene at a depth 10 km. No injuries or damages were reported.

5.1-magnitude tremor hits south of Rhodes

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the sea suth of Rhodes and west of Crete, based on an initial estimate of the Athens Geodynamics Institute on Tuesday evening.
The quake's epicentre was located 112 km east of the town of Mytilene at a depth 10 km. No injuries or damages were reported.

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