GNN on Google Play Store GNN on Apple App Store
Connect with us

World

Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece

Greece is highly susceptible to tremors, being situated on several geological faultlines.

Published

2 years ago

on

By

Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece
GNN Media: Representational Photo

Athens: A strong 5-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked Greece off the island of Kythera, the National Observatory of Athens said.

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 8 pm local time, was 46 kilometres (28 miles) west, southwest of the island which lies opposite the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula, at a depth of 67 km.

There were no reports of victims or material damage.

Greece is highly susceptible to tremors, being situated on several geological faultlines.

In October 2020, a quake registering 7.0 struck in the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Samos and Izmir in western Turkey, which bore the brunt with 114 deaths and more than 1,000 injured.

In Greece, two youths died on Samos.

Continue Reading

Trending