Greece earthquake: Powerful 6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Zakynthos island, with tremors felt in Athens
6 years, 5 months ago

Greece earthquake: Powerful 6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Zakynthos island, with tremors felt in Athens

The Independent  

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Santorini earthquakes are decreasing but outlook is uncertain, top Greek scientist says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Santorini earthquakes are decreasing but outlook is uncertain, top Greek scientist says

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government’s chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but that the outlook for continued tremors in the coming weeks remains uncertain. A state of emergency has been declared on Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos, and Anafi after a swarm of undersea earthquakes …

Emergency declared on a second Greek island as a string of earthquakes persists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Emergency declared on a second Greek island as a string of earthquakes persists

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island Wednesday as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region. The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos follows a similar decision for nearby Santorini on Feb. 7 after thousands of unusual tremors were registered in an undersea area near the …

Earthquake island: How 10,000 tremors in xxx left Instagram favourite Santorini deserted
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Earthquake island: How 10,000 tremors in xxx left Instagram favourite Santorini deserted

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Santorini is a photogenic destination …

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’ crisis management committee said Tuesday, adding that a larger quake cannot be ruled out. They have declared a state of emergency on Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular …

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini

LA Times  

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’ crisis management committee said Tuesday, adding that a larger quake cannot be ruled out. They have declared a state of emergency on Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations, deploying …

Greek islands continue to shake as experts fear stronger earthquakes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Greek islands continue to shake as experts fear stronger earthquakes

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Schools on four Greek islands will remain closed next week as a series of earthquakes continue …

Schools on 4 Greek islands will stay shut next week as earthquakes continue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Schools on 4 Greek islands will stay shut next week as earthquakes continue

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Schools on four Greek islands will remain closed through next week as earthquakes continue to rattle the region, authorities said Saturday. More than 800 tremors of magnitude 3 and over have been recorded on the tourist islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi and Ios since Feb. 1, triggering an exodus of most of Santorini’s 16,000 residents as well …

Earthquake swarm in Greece raises fresh fears over island tourism boom
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Earthquake swarm in Greece raises fresh fears over island tourism boom

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A swarm of earthquakes has rattled the Greek island of Santorini, one of the country’s busiest …

Santorini restricts traffic and imposes more precautionary measures against earthquakes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Santorini restricts traffic and imposes more precautionary measures against earthquakes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited earthquake-struck Santorini on Friday, as the Aegean island imposed more precautionary measures amid intense seismic activity. During his visit, Mitsotakis inspected emergency preparedness facilities and announced a 3 million euro funding package for constructing an emergency evacuation route in the southern part of the island. The heightened seismic activity has prompted …

The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. “Fire departments, police, coast guard, armed forces, and emergency medical services have immediately reinforced Santorini and surrounding islands with additional personnel and specialized equipment,” he told reporters. On Santorini, municipal crews cordoned off …

Santorini in state of emergency after strongest quake in days of tremors
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Santorini in state of emergency after strongest quake in days of tremors

CNN  

CNN — A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of visitors and residents. A quake with a magnitude of 5.2 coursed through Santorini on Wednesday evening, the first to exceed 5.0 since the tremors began last week. Hundreds …

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes

Associated Press  

SANTORINI, Greece — Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come. Predicting earthquakes is not scientifically possible, and experts cannot determine definitively whether the seismic activity between the islands …

Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece's Santorini
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece's Santorini

Deccan Chronicle  

Greece: Thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 7,000 people have left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and dormant volcano, which has been hit by hundreds of tremors since last week, officials said. Santorini lies atop …

Tourist and locals continue to flee earthquake hit Greek islands: ‘You cannot contend with nature’
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tourist and locals continue to flee earthquake hit Greek islands: ‘You cannot contend with nature’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery People wait for the arrival of a regularly scheduled ferry to Athens' port of Piraeus, after …

Emergency Crews Deployed On Popular Greek Island As Earthquake Swarm Worries Experts
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Emergency Crews Deployed On Popular Greek Island As Earthquake Swarm Worries Experts

Huff Post  

A firefighter walks among tents set up at a basketball court to accommodate Fire Service rescuers as Greek authorities are taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity on the popular Aegean Sea holiday island of Santorini, southern Greece, on Feb. 3, 2025. Petros Giannakouris via Associated Press SANTORINI, Greece — Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on …

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts

Associated Press  

SANTORINI, Greece — Authorities deployed emergency rescue crews to Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini on Monday as hundreds of people scrambled to leave after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake. A firefighter walks next to tents set up at a basketball court to accommodate Fire Service rescuers as Greek authorities is taking emergency measures …

Earthquake today: Over 200 tremors felt near Greek island of Santorini; residents on edge as authorities shut schools
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Earthquake today: Over 200 tremors felt near Greek island of Santorini; residents on edge as authorities shut schools

Live Mint  

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to residents including a request to drain their swimming pools. Even though earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area since early Friday are not related to the volcano …

Earthquake hits Greece: South of the country is shaken by 5.7 magnitude tremors, which is felt as far as Athens
1 year ago

Earthquake hits Greece: South of the country is shaken by 5.7 magnitude tremors, which is felt as far as Athens

Daily Mail  

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck southern Greece, being felt as far away as Athens, Malta and Crete according to initial reports. The quake struck just after 7am on Friday morning and was centred beneath the seabed near the Strofades islands, about 75 miles south-southwest of the western city of Patras, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. …

Strong earthquake hits Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt
3 years, 5 months ago

Strong earthquake hits Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported as magnitude 6 earthquake struck cities across several countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. A strong earthquake has struck several islands in Greece and other regions in the Eastern Mediterranean, including the southern Antalya region in Turkey as well as cities in Egypt. “Really felt that one … lasted for 30 seconds,” a witness in Lindos, Rhodes, said …

Strong aftershock strikes Greek island of Crete
3 years, 6 months ago

Strong aftershock strikes Greek island of Crete

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A strong aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 has struck the southern Greek island of Crete, a day after a prolonged earthquake there left one man dead and injured several people. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said Tuesday morning’s aftershock, the strongest of dozens that have been rattling the island, had an epicenter 22 kilometers south southeast …

Crete earthquake: ‘Terrifying’ 6.0-magnitude tremor kills one, several injured
3 years, 6 months ago

Crete earthquake: ‘Terrifying’ 6.0-magnitude tremor kills one, several injured

The Independent  

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Strong quake hits Greek island of Crete; 1 dead, 20 injured
3 years, 6 months ago

Strong quake hits Greek island of Crete; 1 dead, 20 injured

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A strong, prolonged earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island of Crete on Monday, killing one person and injuring 20, while damaging homes and churches and causing rock slides near the country’s fourth-largest city. The Athens Geodynamic Institute, which gave the 5.8 magnitude, said the quake struck at 9:17 a.m., with …

Crete earthquake: how will it affect my holiday?
3 years, 6 months ago

Crete earthquake: how will it affect my holiday?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was very dramatic.” A spokesperson for the hotel said: “Creta Maris Resort sustained no damage due to the earthquake, …

1 dead, 20 injured after strong earthquake hits Greek island of Crete
3 years, 6 months ago

1 dead, 20 injured after strong earthquake hits Greek island of Crete

LA Times  

A chapel on the Greek island of Crete is damaged in a strong earthquake Monday. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the island of Crete on Monday, killing one person, injuring 20 others, damaging homes and churches, and causing rock slides near Greece’s fourth-largest city. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck at 9:17 …

Earthquake: 6.3-magnitude quake shakes central Greece, tremors felt in Balkans
4 years ago

Earthquake: 6.3-magnitude quake shakes central Greece, tremors felt in Balkans

Firstpost  

Athens: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of up to 6.3 struck central Greece on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the capitals of neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The United States Geological Survey and the Global Seismic Monitor Geofon put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.3 while the seismological institute of the Aristotle University of …

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks central Greece, tremors felt in Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo
4 years ago

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks central Greece, tremors felt in Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo

India TV News  

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks central Greece, tremors felt in Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo There were no immediate reports of injuries. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of up to 6.3 struck central Greece on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the capitals of neighboring Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The United States Geological Survey and the …

Toll in Turkey, Greek island earthquake rises to 57; 70-year-old man pulled out alive from collapsed building
4 years, 4 months ago

Toll in Turkey, Greek island earthquake rises to 57; 70-year-old man pulled out alive from collapsed building

Firstpost  

Over 900 people in Turkey have been injured in the Friday afternoon earthquake, which was centered in the Aegean northeast of the Greek island of Samos Izmir: Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least …

Greece-Turkey earthquake: At least 19 dead after huge 7.0-magnitude tremor collapses buildings
4 years, 5 months ago

Greece-Turkey earthquake: At least 19 dead after huge 7.0-magnitude tremor collapses buildings

The Independent  

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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Turkey, Greece triggers tsunami, causes massive devastation
4 years, 5 months ago

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Turkey, Greece triggers tsunami, causes massive devastation

India TV News  

A Tsunami like devastation has been witnessed in Turkey's Izmir after an Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook Greek island of Samos and Turkey's Aegean coast, US Geological Survey said on Friday. A powerful earthquake struck Friday between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing several buildings in Turkey’s western Izmir province and leaving at least …

Strong Aegean Sea earthquake topples buildings in Turkey
4 years, 5 months ago

Strong Aegean Sea earthquake topples buildings in Turkey

The Independent  

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Tropical-like storm batters Greek islands, cause outages
4 years, 6 months ago

Tropical-like storm batters Greek islands, cause outages

The Independent  

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Magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolts Iran, buildings damaged
5 years, 7 months ago

Magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolts Iran, buildings damaged

India TV News  

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Choram region of Iran's Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province on Monday, Iran's Seismological Centre said. According to Xinhua news agency, the epicentre of the quake was reported to be at a depth of 10 km, 50.790 degrees east longitude and 30.594 degrees north latitude. Earlier on July 27, at least 8 people …

Athens earthquake: Greek capital shaken by 5.1-magnitude quake
5 years, 8 months ago

Athens earthquake: Greek capital shaken by 5.1-magnitude quake

The Independent  

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Zante landslide: British tourists inches away from death as rocks tumble on to Greece beach
6 years, 6 months ago

Zante landslide: British tourists inches away from death as rocks tumble on to Greece beach

The Independent  

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Bodrum earthquake: Turkish tourist hotspot hit with 5.3 magnitude seismic tremor
7 years, 7 months ago

Bodrum earthquake: Turkish tourist hotspot hit with 5.3 magnitude seismic tremor

The Independent  

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Earthquake rocks Greece and Turkey: Two dead ans 200 injured after strong quake triggers tsunami
7 years, 8 months ago

Earthquake rocks Greece and Turkey: Two dead ans 200 injured after strong quake triggers tsunami

The Independent  

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 rattles Turkey, Greek islands; two killed, several injured
7 years, 8 months ago

Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 rattles Turkey, Greek islands; two killed, several injured

Firstpost  

Two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the Island in Greece and the Aegean coast of Turkey. Bodrum, Turkey: At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer resort holiday destinations of the Dodecanese Islands in Greece …

Turkey earthquake: Magnitude 6.3 seismic shock strikes western coast and large Greek island
7 years, 9 months ago

Turkey earthquake: Magnitude 6.3 seismic shock strikes western coast and large Greek island

The Independent  

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Earthquake Kills Woman, Damages Buildings On Greek Island
7 years, 9 months ago

Earthquake Kills Woman, Damages Buildings On Greek Island

NPR  

Earthquake Kills Woman, Damages Buildings On Greek Island Enlarge this image toggle caption Manolis Lagoutaris/AP Manolis Lagoutaris/AP A powerful earthquake Monday afternoon killed a woman and damaged buildings on the Greek island of Lesbos, according to the mayor. Sponsor Message Most of the houses in the village of Vrissa,Lesvos,have been badly damaged by the earthquake.https: A woman from the village …

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