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 […]
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 […]
Two earthquakes, 1 minute apart and measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, rocked western Haiti yesterday. The magnitude of today’s third is estimated at 5.9 points. Many dead and wounded. The tremors were felt by residents all over the country, as well as the Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, […]