An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale occurred around midnight on November 18, 24 km from the city of Igoumenitsa, in northwestern Greece. According to seismologists, the earthquake is characterized as moderate. Tremors were recorded at 23:04 on 18 November. The focal depth is estimated at 10 km. After the main shock, there […]
The power of the earthquake, which occurred on Tuesday morning 127 km from the island on the island of Karpathos in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, was 6.1 points on the Richter scale The earthquake occurred at 08:32. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the sea area 127 km southeast of […]
An archimandrite from Heraklio in Crete condemned the donation of “garbage” to the victims of the Arkalohori earthquake on September 27th. Achimandrite Agatagellos Yiannakaris wrote on his social media account that donations from people from different parts of the country included “dirty linen, ruined sheets, wedding dresses and even carnival costumes.” Donations that parishioners brought […]
A new earthquake hit Crete on Tuesday evening at 18:13. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale. The focal depth, as with the previous aftershocks, was determined at 10 km, and the epicenter was located directly under the city center. Arkalohori… Intense seismic activity continues on the island. During the last […]
An earthquake of magnitude up to 8.7, which occurred on June 21, 365 (after R. X), raised part of Crete by 9 meters, and a 10-meter tsunami destroyed the port of Egyptian Alexandria, located 700 kilometers away, destroying one of seven wonders of the world – the famous Alexandria lighthouse. The largest earthquake in the […]
One of the reasons for such great destruction in the Arkalohori area, after an earthquake with a magnitude 6 points, which occurred on September 27, 2021, is called a large number of housing built before the introduction of anti-seismic building regulations. According to the latest inventory carried out under the National Earthquake Protection Program for […]
As seismologists explain, over the years of the existence of instrumental measurements in Greece, an earthquake of such strength as that occurred on September 27, with a focus that was not at the bottom of the sea, was not recorded. Greece is located in an active seismic zone, and the island of Crete, together with […]
A new strong earthquake hit Crete on Tuesday morning at 7:48. The tremor had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale. The focal depth, as in the previous aftershocks, was determined at 10 km, which indicates that they are associated with the Kastelli fault. Intense seismic activity continues on the island. In the 33 […]
Over the past 9 hours, after the main shock of 6 points, 30 tremors have occurred in Crete, with a magnitude of up to 4.8 on the Richter scale. Experts shrug their shoulders and say that they did not know about this rift. The situation in Crete is still difficult. One of the main problems […]