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Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Phocis, Central Greece, 19 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, on Wednesday, 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2) - 21 minutes ago
Volcano Discovery   23 December 2020   Greece   Nafpaktos  
5.3 quake 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2)
<p>A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. ...
Kokkinopilos: A place on Earth that looks like Mars
Greek City Times   04 December 2020   Greece   Fillipiada, Preveza  
<p>It has been said that in Greece you can find places that remind you of landscapes from all over the world.And that is true. Mountains and sea, forests and long plains, all create the unique landscape of Greece and its rich flora and fauna.<br />Geologists, ...
Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake
The New York Times   30 October 2020   Greece   Samos  
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Izmir into the night.Credit...Usame Ari/Getty Images
<p>Rescue workers scrambled into the early morning Saturday in a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged ...
Greece earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Mediterranean Sea - residents 'rattled'
Express   21 May 2020   Greece  
Greece earthquake: A 6.2 quake has rocked near Greece (Image: EMSC)
<p>The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). EMSC said. EMSC tweeted: "M6.2 #earthquake (#&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigma;&mu;ό&sigmaf;) ...
Earthquake of 4.8 Magnitude Rocks Crete
Greek Reporter   11 April 2020   Greece   Crete  
<p>An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Crete at 13:22 on Saturday, while 13 minutes later a 3.5 magnitude aftershock followed in the same area.<br />The epicenter was reported to be below the sea floor at 8 km. east of Sitia.</p>
Greece grants Eldorado permits for gold project
MINING.com   03 September 2019   Greece   Skouries  
Construction of processing plant at Skouries. (Image courtesy of Eldorado Gold)
<p>Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO) confirmed on Tuesday that it has recieved installation permits for its Skouries project and its Olympias mine from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment.<br>Vancouver-based Eldorado has two operating mines and two development ...
Filed under: Mining News
Strong earthquake rocks Greek capital of Athens; buildings seriously damaged
CBS NEWS   19 July 2019   Greece   athens  
ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
<p>Athens, Greece &ndash; A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake ...
Railway projects worth €850 million to be auctioned in Greece until 2020
Tornos News   28 May 2019   Greece  
Rail projects are the ones that will dominate in the near future, certainly more than road-related projects that will be complementing the existing network
<p>A new generation of railway projects is being prepared by ERGOSE that is already implementing relevant studies in order to advance their maturation and secure funding during the current programming period, ypodomes.com reports.<br />In a nutshell, the auctions ...
Filed under: Construction News
DESTRUCTIVE 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Greece - felt in Italy and Albania
Express   26 October 2018   Greece   Zakynthos  
The quake was felt as far as South Italy, Albania and Macedonia (Image: EMSC)
<p>A MASSIVE 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Greece at around 12.54am local time (11.54pm BST) and was followed by a series of 12 other quakes. The epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude quake was located in the Ionian Sea, near the Greek Island ...