Seismology

A considerable decline has been seen for earthquake resistance test requests for buildings across the country, which had spiked during the first couple of months after the deadly Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, an expert has said.

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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Tuesday, according to a revised assessment by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The epicenter of the quake at 12. 52 p.m. was located 8 kilometers west-northwest of Mantamados in Lesvos. The focal depth of the quake was estimated at 17.7 kilometers.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Cycladic island of Amorgos on Friday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

According to the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics, the epicenter of the 4.2 magnitude quake was located 23 km southeast of Arkesini, at a depth of 17 km.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 112 kilometres (77 miles) at around 10:00 am (0200 GMT) in waters off Calatagan town, about three hours' drive from the capital Manila.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck the area of Atalanti in the eastern Fthiotida region on Saturday, according to the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics. The quake occurred at 1.04 p.m. with the epicenter located 12 kilometers northwest of Atalanti at a depth of 17.3 kilometers.

No damage or casualties were reported.

Around 3:15 p.m., a new earthquake was registered in Plovdiv.

Its magnitude is 3.4 on the Richter scale, the depth is 8.4 km and the epicenter is again near Asenovgrad. The data is from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

Despite assurances that a 4.8-Richter earthquake that jolted Atalanti in eastern Fthiotida on Thursday afternoon was not related to the Atalanti Fault - a large active fault segment in the Gulf of Evia - residents of the town remained uneasy, with many leaving their homes, and some of them even heading to the beach fearing the possibility of powerful aftershocks.

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.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale was registered in Romania, announced the National Institute of Geophysics. The epicenter is in Banat, Arad County, at a depth of 6.4 kilometers. The tremor was felt most strongly in Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Hunedoara.

Aftershocks are possible, informed the director of the institute - Constantin Ionescu.