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Tsunami warning issued in Greece after 6.0 magnitude earthquake
- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Crete, Greece, earlier today, prompting a tsunami warning for coastal areas including Kasos.
- The earthquake occurred amid Greece's known seismic activity at the boundary of the African and Eurasian plates, causing officials to issue urgent alerts.
- Officials have urged residents and visitors to move inland and to elevated areas as a precaution, while emergency teams continue to monitor the situation closely.
- Authorities warned residents near Kasos to evacuate coastal areas immediately due to the threat of a potential tsunami following a recent earthquake.
- No casualties or significant damage have been reported so far, but monitoring continues due to the potential for aftershocks and tsunami risk in this earthquake-prone region.
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Kronen Zeitung
ORF.at NewsAn earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook several Greek holiday islands during the night on Wednesday. Convulsions were felt not only on islands such as Kos, Rhodes and Crete, but also in distant Cairo. The centre of the quake was located south of the island of Kasos, according to the US Earthquake Observatory USGS. The epicenter of the earth impact at 1.51 clock (local time, 00.51 clock CEST) was located at a depth of 78.4 kilometers, about 15 kilom…
A very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook Greece. The earthquake in the early hours of the morning was felt as far as Crete.
6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Türkiye, Greece, and Egypt, triggering tsunami warning
A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck the eastern Mediterranean early on Wednesday. The epicenter was located near the Greek island of Kasos, at a depth of approximately 78 kilometers (48.67 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremors were felt across multiple countries, including Greece, Türkiye, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan. Greek media reported that people on the Rhodes, Karpathos, and Kasos is…
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