Argophilia

Travel news you want to read.

  • Greece
  • Crete
  • Eastern Europe
  • Travel Technology
  • World
    • Airlines
    • Hotels

Greece earthquake

A 5.7 Magnitude Quake Rattles Crete Island

2021-12-29 by Phil Butler

The most recent Crete quake

Crete island was rocked this morning by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake offshore of the seaside village of Lentas, in the south.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Crete faults, Crete Island, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquakes, USGS

Powerful 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Palekastro in Crete

2021-10-12 by Phil Butler

Palekastro Earthquake

A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Crete island at 12:24 PM local time just outside the ancient town of Palekastro, in the far-east of the island.

Tags: Arkaolochori, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Greece earthquake, Minoans, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, Palekastro quake, USGS

Letter From Arkalochori: Prayer for a Dawning Day

2021-09-30 by Kallia Merkoulidi

Arkalochori Crete

A touching and inspirational letter from earthquake struck Arkalochori village in the heart of Crete island.

Tags: 6.0 earthquake, Arkalochori, Arkalochori village, Crete earthquake, Crete people, Crete villages, Earthquake emergency, Greece earthquake, Greece emervency, Heraklion earthquake, people

Crete’s Capital of Heraklion Shaken by 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake [Updates]

2021-09-27 by Phil Butler

USGS

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Crete this morning according to the earliest reports from the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Tags: 6.2 quake, Aegean Earthquake, Crete earthquake, earthquake, EMSC, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquake, strong earthquake

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




PAPERWORLD

Sissi Archaeological Project

Sissi Excavation

Featured Stories

Lucian Bura

IHF Beach Handball Championships Semi-Finals Action

IHF handball

2022 IHF Beach Handball Championship Quests Continue on Crete

Greek Women

Day 3 of the IHF Beach Handball World Championships at Karteros

EyeWide

This Really Is – Incredible Crete

Stories of Interest

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece’s Small Islands Get Half a Billion in Eco-Funding – We Think

2022-06-17 By Phil Butler

Mayors of some of Greece’s smallest islands met with Prime Minister Mitsotakis recently to discuss progress for eco-friendly development.

Heraklion shopping

Greece Records 8,083 Covid-19 Cases on Tuesday

2022-06-15 By Argophilia Travel News

Officials at Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed 8,083 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, on Tuesday.

More Eastern Europe travel news

  • Authors
  • Contributors
  • Submit Press Release
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2022 · ARGOPHILIA TRAVEL NEWS