Seismology

This seismic event was detected by sensors worldwide but was so unprecedented that researchers initially had no idea what had caused it. Now, having solved the mystery, scientists say it demonstrates how global warming is already affecting the planet on a large scale, making significant landslides possible in areas once considered stable as temperatures rapidly rise.

A digital map with all the faults of Greece and their characteristics, prepared over the last two years by the Hellenic Authority for Geological and Mineral Exploration (EAGME) with data from the Geodynamic Institute, the Universities of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Patras and the National Research Ins

The professor of Natural Disaster Management at the University of Athens (EKPA) Efthimios Lekkas appeared reassuring about the 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday night in Evia.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday in northern Evia.

According to the automated solution, the earthquake’s epicenter was located 7 km southeast of the village of Vasilika in Istiaia, with a focal depth of 5 km.

The tremor was strongly felt in northern Evia, even reaching as far as Athens.

In the past 24 hours, Greece has experienced the outbreak of over 20 new fires, despite a recent drop in temperatures. The Civil Defense reported that 23 fires ignited during this period, with some caused by lightning and others attributed to deliberate arson.

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.

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred on the island of Crete, southern Greece, on Monday, according to an assessment by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

No damages were reported.

A 4.3-magnitude tremor rattled Crete early Tuesday morning. 

The moderate earthquake was recorded at 4.35 a.m. approximately 23 km off the coast of Iraklio, the Earthquake Research-Institute of Geodynamics reported. 

No damages were reported.

Two earthquakes struck the Mount Athos monastic community in northeastern Greece on Thursday evening.

The first quake had a magnitude of 3.5, followed a few seconds later by a second with a magnitude of 3.7.

Two earthquakes of magnitude 4 and 4.1 were recorded in a short time (just two minutes apart) in the sea area off Crete.

The first earthquake (time 10:22) had a magnitude of 4 Richter, a focal depth of 10 kilometers and an epicenter 32 kilometers southeast of Heraklion’s Mamia.