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4.4 Magnitude Quake Rattles Central Crete [Updates]

2022-07-20 by Phil Butler

Crete Island

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake outside the previously hard-hit village of Arkalochori shook central Crete island this afternoon.

Tags: Arkalochori, Arkalochori earthquake, Central Crete Quake, Crete Island, Crete tremors, Crete weather, earthquake, Greece earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Island quakes, USGS

Another 4.2 Magnitude Quake Rocks Heraklion Prefecture Villages

2021-07-06 by Phil Butler

Galatiani Kefala

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter occurred on the outskirts of Heraklion on Crete Monday evening just before midnight.

Tags: aftershocks, Arkalochori, earthquake, Greece earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Heraklion prefecture, Institute of Geodynamics, Minoa Pediada, Minoan Pediada, National Observatory of Athens, Thrapsano

A Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Larisa in Thessaly

2021-03-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Thessaly quake

This USGS reported a magnitude 6.3 earthquake centered 10 km WNW of Týrnavos, Greece. No serious damage or injuries have been reported.

Tags: earthquakes, Greece, Greece earthquakes, Greece quakes, Thessaly earthquake, USGS

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

A 5.9 Magnitude Quake Shakes Crete Island in Greece

2020-09-18 by Phil Butler

Crete quake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Heraklion Prefecture on Crete late this afternoon.

Tags: Athens Geodynamic Institute, Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete quake, Crete tremor, Crete weather, Greece earthquakes, 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 Trio of Earthquakes Hit Off Crete Island’s East Coast

2020-02-07 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A trio of Earthquakes shook Crete island early this morning. According to the reports, a 4.0 magnitude event offshore of Zakros was followed by two more events of increasing magnitude. The first of the tremors occurred at 02:16 38km ESE of Palaikastro. This 4.1 magnitude event was followed by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake slightly closer […]

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5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Crete’s Far Eastern Edge

2019-12-11 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquake

Early Wednesday morning, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Crete island, but no damage or injuries have been reported.

Tags: Crete earthquake, earthquake, Earthquake report, Greece earthquakes, Palaikastro, Palaikastro earthquake, Sitia, USGS

Crete Hit by Another 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Offshore

2019-08-11 by Phil Butler

most recent Crete quake

The USGS has reported a magnitude 5.0 earthquake off the south coast of Crete at 07:02 and 50 seconds local time this morning.

Tags: Crete advisory, Crete earthquake, Crete geology, Crete weather, Greece earthquakes, Ionian Sea, Ionian Sea Quake, USGS

Another 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Crete Island

2019-07-31 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquake

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook Crete early this morning. The deep tremor centered 23 kilometers west of Heraklion was felt island wide.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete seizmology, Crete tremor, deep earthquake, deep quakes, deep tremor, Greece earthquakes, Heraklion earthquake, Heraklion quake, USGS




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