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An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded on Thursday at 15.33 in the area of Atalanti and was felt in several areas of Attica.

The quake's epicenter was located 13km southwest of the town of Atalanti and its focal depth was 6km. [AMNA]

There was an earthquake in Bulgaria around 3:30 p.m. today. According to the European Seismological Center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter is 17 km southeast of Plovdiv, 3 km from Asenovgrad and 146 km from the capital, according to data from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

The short-term shaking of the ground woke up the sleeping residents of Kraljevo this morning, especially those who live on the higher floors of apartment buildings and residential buildings.

In the wake of 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Nafpaktos, seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos has stressed the need for preparation and vigilance noting that the Corinthian Gulf can "give" large earthquakes.

A tremor measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at approximately 6.55 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the Ilia region of the Peloponnese.

According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicenter was located in the sea, 28 kilometers south-southwest of Pyrgos, with a depth of 16 kilometers.

The strongest was at 10:15 a.m., with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was 13 kilometers northeast of Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) and 30 kilometers from Stara Zagora, at a depth of two kilometers, reports Novinite news agency.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) registered three earthquakes in Bulgaria within 30 minutes.

The first, at 10:15 am, was the strongest - with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter is 13 km north-northeast of Dimitrovgrad and 30 km from Stara Zagora. Its depth is 2 km.

In the past two months, Greece has seen an increase in seismic activity, with moderately strong earthquakes that do not exceed a Richter scale threshold of five degrees.

Indicatively, three locations, Lesvos, the sea area north of Crete, and Evia, have experienced an increase in seismic activity, but this coincidence is not thought to be related to usual geodynamic processes.

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.

The ground shaking was recorded for about 4 hours with the epicenter about 15 kilometers southwest of Valpovo.
According to the data of the Seismological Service of Croatia, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.0 on the Richter scale, and the intensity at the epicenter was estimated at III-IV of the EMS scale. Some citizens of Valpovo were awakened by the earthquake.