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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
4.3 magnitude quake rattles Greece, tremors felt in Athens
RT Question More   15 January 2018   Greece   athens  
<p>A 4.3 magnitude quake that shook Greece on Monday night was felt in Athens. Witnesses reported a strong tremor in the capital city.<br />The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Athens at a depth of 10 kilometers, ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Northern Greece Hit by 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake – US Geological Surve
Sputnik News   02 January 2018   Greece   Northern Greece  
<p>MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on Tuesday in northern Greece, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.</p>
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Greece: Deadly floods hit Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara
BBC NEWS   16 November 2017   Greece   Attiki  
Some roads were inundated by more than 1m (3ft) of water
<p>Flash floods caused by heavy overnight rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in central Greece.<br />The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, west of the capital Athens, were the most affected.<br />Many of the dead were ...
Super stable, earthquake resistant formwork design for the tallest cooling tower in Greece
highways.today   11 October 2017   Greece   Ptolemaida  
Ptolemaida – On site at one of the biggest projects in Greece in recent years, construction of the lignite-fired power
<p>On site at one of the biggest projects in Greece in recent years, construction of the lignite-fired power plant Ptolemais Block V needs cooling-tower formwork expertise from Doka, plus compliance with a very special structural requirement. This is the first ...
Filed under: Construction News