Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece on 18 Sep 2018 05:04 UTC

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M 4.5 in Greece on 18 Sep 2018 05:04 UTC

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Greece earthquake ALERT: TWO earthquakes hit in FOUR minutes - holiday hotspot rattled

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:54:00 +0200express (en)

The quakes measuring 4.5 and 4.4 in magnitude struck at around 6am BST (8am local time), just four minutes apart. The first 53km south-west of Tympakion and the other 55km from Tympakion. Professor of Geology at the University of Athens, Efthimios Lekkas, said the two quakes hit at a depth of 10km.

MIL-OSI Translation: Roskosmos. Information about the conducted space imagery

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:21:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

MIL OSI Translation. Region: Russia – Source: Russia Federal Space. Roskosmos. Information on the conducted space imagery 18.09.2018 08: 50In August 2018, the State Corporation “Roskosmos” carried out a space survey of the territories of the Russian Federation, as well as the territories of a number of foreign countries.

Earthquake Jolts Patra, Western Greece

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:55:00 +0200greekreporter (en)

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit 22 km (13.6 miles) southwest of Patra in western Greece early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage. Professor of Geology at the University of Athens, Efthimios Lekkas, said that the quake hit at a depth of 10 km.

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