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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

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

Crete Hit for Second Consecutive Day by Severe 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake

2021-09-28 by Phil Butler

Earthquake Crete

Crete is rocked for the second consecutive day by a severe earthquake of 5.3 magnitude as aftershocks from yesterday increase in intensity.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Crete disaster, Crete earthquake, Crete tremor, Greece quakes, Heraklion earthquake, Severe Earthquakes, USGS

A 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rattled Crete Island This Morning

2021-07-24 by Phil Butler

5.0 Crete Earthquake

A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Iraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece in the early morning hours of July 24th, 2021.

Tags: Arkalochori, Crete earthquake, Crete geology, Crete quake, Heraklion earthquake, seismic activity, USGS

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

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

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

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

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 […]

Tags: crete, Crete quakes, Greece earthquakes, USGS

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

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

Deadly Albania Earthquake Casualty and Damage Tolls Climb

2019-11-26 by Phil Butler

USGA Albania Quake

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Albania’s capital of Tirana shortly before 4 a.m. this morning, killing at least six people.

Tags: Adriatic, Adriatic quake, Albania earthquake, Balkans earthquake, catastrophic quakes, Durres, Durres earthquake, geology, Tirana earthquake, Tirana quake, travel warning, USGS

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