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A Series of Earthquakes Rattle Greece’s Gulf of Corinth

2021-01-13 by Delia Gavrilescu

Kamárai, Greece quakes via USGS

In the last 24 hours, a series of earthquakes shook the region surrounding Nafpaktos, Greece.

Tags: earthquakes, Greece earthquakes, Gulf of Corinth, Nafpaktos, travel alert, tremors, USGS

Greece’s Dodecanese Islands Rocked by Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake [Video Update]

2020-10-30 by Phil Butler

samos

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Samos Island in eastern Greece a few moments ago.

Tags: earthquake warning, earthquakes, Greece earthquake, Samos Earthquake, Samos Island, Samos Quake, USGS

Early Morning Earthquake Cluster Rattles Crete lsland Awake

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A series of earthquakes off the northeastern shore of Crete shook citizens awake in the early hours of October 10th.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete news, Crete weather, Earthquake report, earthquake warning, earthquakes, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, USGS

Moderate Subsea Earthquake Hits off Gavdos Island

2020-06-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Gavdos, Tripiti Beach

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was recorded late Wednesday evening just south of the island of Gavdos off Crete.

Tags: Athens National Observatory, Crete events, Crete quakes, earthquake, Earthquake report, earthquakes, Gavdos Island, Gavdos quake, seismic activity

A 6.6 Magnitude Quake and Aftershocks Shake Crete Island

2020-05-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Paximadia Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit off the island of Crete this afternoon at 12:51:06 (UTC). No damages or injuries have been reported.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete tremor, earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Ierapetra quake, quakes, USGS

Moderate Earthquake Hits This Morning Near Sitia on Crete

2020-04-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Sitia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the far-east of Crete Island this morning. The center of the tremor was 8 km east of the port city of Sitia.

Tags: crete, Crete quake, earthquakes, Greece earthquakes, Ierapetra, Libyan Sea, National Observatory Athens, seismic, Sitia, tremors

A Magnitude 6.0 Crete Earthquake Rocks Distant Cities

2019-11-27 by Phil Butler

Kissamos quake

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off the western coast of Crete at just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 27th.

Tags: Albania quake, Crete earthquake, earthquake, earthquakes, Kissamos quake, magnitude 6.0, Mediterranean quakes, travel advisory, USGS

Iceland’s Bardarbunga Volcano Orange Again

2014-08-25 by Delia Gavrilescu

108km WNW of Hofn, Iceland via the USGS

Status Iceland’s huge Bardarbunga volcano is now threat level orange again after having been elevated over the weekend to red . On Saturday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office issued a red alert, which suggests an eruption of the massive volcano is imminent. Later, erroneous reports of sub-glacial lava led to the threat level being reduced.

Tags: Bardarbunga, earthquakes, Iceland earthquakes, Iceland volcano, USGS

Iran Earthquake: PAGER Orange Event

2013-04-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

USGS map of quake in Khash, Iran

This morning an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 struck 83 kilometers East of Khash, Iran just before 11.00 UTC time. According to the report from the ÙSGS, the PAGER level of this event was Orange, which indicates severe damage and loss of life.

Tags: catastrophic quakes, earthquakes, Iran earthquake, Iran travel, Iran travel advisory, Pakistan travel, travel advisory, USGS

Holiday Disasters – When Things Go Seriously Wrong

2011-04-20 by Mike Wheatley

Scene of devastation following a tsunami, not much fun for tourists

Holidays are all about fun – and for the majority of us, indeed that’s just what they are, lots of fun.

But a number of events over the last year have reminded travelers that things do not always go according to plan. Floods, volcanic ash clouds and more in the past year have made a real mess of travel itineraries.

Tags: David Goldman, earthquakes, Holiday disasters, Holidays, Jacqui Timmins, Peter Hosper, radiation leak, Sydney, travel agents, Travel Authority Company, Travelscene American Express, tsunami, volcanic ash cloud

Singapore Finally Set for Hari Raya Haji

2010-11-15 by Phil Butler

Singapore celebrations for the Festival of Sacrifice

This week, around the world, Muslims will celebrate Hari Raya Haji or the “Festival of Sacrifice.” In Singapore though, these celebrations were in dire jeopardy when ash from Mt. Merapi caused flights carrying livestock to be canceled. Only yesterday, Singapore Airlines rushed through two loads of animals for the festivities.m

Tags: Aidilfitri, animal sacrifice, earthquakes, eruptions, Festival of Sacrifice, Hari Raya Haji, Mt. Merapi, Muslim rites, Muslim Thanksgiving, religion, sacrifice, Singapore celebrations, Singapore Muslims, Singapore travel, travel advisors, tsunami, volcanic ash




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