Posts Tagged ‘epicenter’

6.1 Earthquake Shocks Greece for the 5th Time in 2 Months

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 22:08 No Comments

Today, 21st of February at 20:27, the 5th earthquake in 2 months shook Greece. The epicenter was 39 km south of the town of Methoni in the sea. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre gave an earthquake reading of 6.1 in the Richter scale and so far no damager or casualties have been reported. The recent seismic [...]

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Athens is Again Shaken by Earthquake February 17th

Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:40 No Comments

February 17th, time 03:33, and earthquake with a 4.4 magnitude hit in north Athens in the area of Fili, near mount Parnitha. This is not a large earthquake and people hardly realized it but considering the repeated seismic activity of the last 2 months in the Greek area (see previous 1, 2, 3). Again I [...]

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Earthquake Prediction Techniques for Greece and the World

Friday, February 15, 2008 13:00 2 Comments

Greece has been shaking up recently by earthquake after earthquake. Yesterday the 4th earthquake within 1.5 months (see previous 1, 2, 3), of a 6.5 magnitude had an epicenter south of the city of Kalamata.

This seismic activity has been scientifically predicted by the V.A.N team of Professor P. A. Varotsos of the University of Athens, [...]

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Earthquake hits Greece

Sunday, January 6, 2008 13:49 No Comments

At 7:14 am local time (5:14 GMT) an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit 129 km south west of Athens. The earthquake epicenter was in the sea and at a depth of 51 km. So far there are no reports of any casualties or damages. It has been reported that the shock was felt [...]

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