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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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