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The US Geological Survey said the Saturday afternoon quake was centered in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 17 km (10.5 miles).Sun, 03 May 2020 06:06:00 +0200msn-uk-78dafea961a2d5bd3069dad9d5a08fbdmsn-uken35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersUS Geological SurveyEvening StandardMicrosoft20200503060600http://www.met.gov.my/content/pdf/siaranmedia/english/02%20May%202020%20-Strong%20Earthquake%20in%20Crete,%20Greece%20on%2002%20May%202020%20at%208.51pm.pdfJMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Our Ref.: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.16(64 ) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in Crete, Greece A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred near Crete at 8:51pm (Malaysian Local Time) on 2 May 2020 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 34.1° North and longitude 25.Sun, 03 May 2020 05:11:00 +0200met-my-ae80828e86bbafa956e30285fad99b0emet-myen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersABU BAKAR20200503051100https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-crete-island-in-greece-no-casulaties-reported/story-wFKhwq7Z5j7kaAS10bX6DN.html. Strong earthquake strikes off Crete Island in Greece, no casualties reported The last deadly quake occurred in the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea in July 2017. The 6.7-magnitude quake killed two people. world Updated: May 02, 2020 22:43 IST. Agence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal ....Sun, 03 May 2020 05:11:00 +0200HindustanTimes-81bbfaa2ac8f2f6571c879c513354209HindustanTimesen36.89748 27.286249NaturalDisasters20200503051100http://www.dailyjournal.net/2020/05/02/eu-greece-earthquake-crete/A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete. No damage or injuries were reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake occurred Saturday at 3:51 p.m. local time (1251 GMT) and was centered 63 kilometers (39 miles) away from the coastal town of Ierapetra at a depth of 9.Sun, 03 May 2020 04:51:00 +0200dailyjournal-98032d491dd956c3dbabc8627fc65c6bdailyjournalen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200503045100https://www.dw.com/en/strong-earthquake-strikes-greek-island-of-crete/a-53312400An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck south of the Greek island of Crete. The US Geological Service said the Saturday afternoon quake was centered in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 17 kilometers (10.5 miles.) The nearest populated areas are about 90 kilometers (56 Miles)....Sat, 02 May 2020 18:39:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-3039057ce0f3ec7c4bc5f43081a95363newsnow-co-uken35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200502183900https://www.ynetnews.com/article/HJhxuMjKLAn earthquake, which originated in Greece’s Crete Island, was felt in Israel on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake’s epicenter was said to have been some 10 meters below sea level and was felt in the central cities of the Rishon Lezion, Holon, Hod Hasharon and others.Sat, 02 May 2020 18:03:00 +0200ynetnews-43242f61256c9c856ab827ac16628cf0ynetnewsen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20200502180300https://apnews.com/12a6cf60e5e24bfdf1c5b59ce9f03e586.0 earthquake shakes Mediterranean Sea south of Crete. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete. No damage or injuries were reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake occurred Saturday at 3:51 p.m.Sat, 02 May 2020 17:33:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-8db997caed1cba899e0e16b872d37bc0newsnow-co-uken35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200502173300https://www.dw.com/en/strong-earthquake-strikes-greek-island-of-crete/a-53312400An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck south of the Greek island of Crete. The US Geological Service said the Saturday afternoon quake was centered in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 17 kilometers (10.5 miles.) The nearest populated areas are about 90 kilometers (56 Miles)....Sat, 02 May 2020 17:26:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-3039057ce0f3ec7c4bc5f43081a95363deutschewelle-enen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200502172600https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-crete-island-in-greece-no-casulaties-reported/story-wFKhwq7Z5j7kaAS10bX6DN.html. Strong earthquake strikes off Crete Island in Greece, no casulaties reported The last deadly quake occurred in the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea in July 2017. The 6.7-magnitude quake killed two people. world Updated: May 02, 2020 20:26 IST. Agence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal ....Sat, 02 May 2020 17:22:00 +0200HindustanTimes-9bcd8168f0e39ef9925f4a062340a116HindustanTimesen36.89748 27.286249NaturalDisasters20200502172200http://www.therepublic.com/2020/05/02/eu-greece-earthquake-crete/A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete. No damage or injuries were reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake occurred Saturday at 3:51 p.m. local time (1251 GMT) and was centered 63 kilometers (39 miles) away from the coastal town of Ierapetra at a depth of 9.Sat, 02 May 2020 16:56:00 +0200therepublic-b8751e96088f316fbb3f432ede4d1177therepublicen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200502165600https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Earthquake-shakes-Mediterranean-Sea-south-of-Crete-15242128.phphttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Earthquake-shakes-Mediterranean-Sea-south-of-Crete-15242128.php. 6.0 earthquake shakes Mediterranean Sea south of Crete. ATHENS Updated 7:32 am PDT, Saturday, May 2, 2020. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete.Sat, 02 May 2020 16:49:00 +0200sfgate-a7ad366d4ba7692ec190aa63a69e6ecesfgateen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisastersState news agency20200502164900https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/6-0-earthquake-shakes-mediterranean-sea-south-of-crete-120050200889_1.htmlA magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete. No damage or injuries have been reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake occurred Saturday at 3:51 PM local time and was centered 63 kilometers away from the coastal town of Ierapetra at a depth of 15 kilometers.Sat, 02 May 2020 16:43:00 +0200business-standard-64f9613fc7f4f980770ccdc22ad1ea92business-standarden35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisasters20200502164300http://www.dailyjournal.net/2020/05/02/eu-greece-earthquake-crete/A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete. No damage or injuries have been reported. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake occurred Saturday at 3:51 p.m. local time (1251 GMT) and was centered 63 kilometers (39 miles) away from the....Sat, 02 May 2020 16:10:00 +0200dailyjournal-ffb9a516261a3bd5836a43920408cad2dailyjournalen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisasters20200502161000https://www.dw.com/en/strong-earthquake-strikes-greek-island-of-crete/a-53312400An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck south of the Greek island of Crete. The US Geological Service said the Saturday afternoon quake was centered in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 17 kilometers (10.5 miles.) The nearest populated areas are about 90 kilometers (56 Miles)....Sat, 02 May 2020 15:54:00 +0200deutschewelle-en-3e4d054d5b0bec880b78a318e82c75d0deutschewelle-enen35.016491 25.737499NaturalDisasters20200502155400https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/magnitude-60-earthquake-strikes-crete-greece-3518468An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=853296. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), EMSC said.Sat, 02 May 2020 15:21:00 +0200yenisafak-en-e0c8642276cf31a7e9f972857d55278dyenisafak-enen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200502152100https://www.ekathimerini.com/252163/article/ekathimerini/news/moderate-quake-rattles-athensTAGS: Earthquake An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 jolted Athens on Wednesday. No damage or injuries were reported. The University of Athens’ Geodynamic Institute said the quake had an epicenter 26 kilometers west of Lavrio in southeastern Attica and occurred at 1.28 p.m. local time.Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:29:00 +0200kathimerini-en-71d6e4e31398c9b94cf76e19a4d731adkathimerini-enen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20200429172900https://www.ekathimerini.com/251904/article/ekathimerini/news/crete-hit-by-44-magnitude-quakeTAGS: Earthquake An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 shook Greece’s island of Crete on Wednesday. No damage or injuries were reported. The University of Athens’ Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicenter 8 kilometers east of Sitia, a port town at the island’s Lasithi region, and occurred at 9.Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:40:00 +0200kathimerini-en-964983c507cd9e35580c88b063fdb2a0kathimerini-enen35.21003 26.096399NaturalDisasters20200422104000https://www.ekathimerini.com/251743/article/ekathimerini/news/northern-greece-rattled-by-moderate-quakeTAGS: Earthquake A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, occurred near Ptolemaida in northern Greece on Wednesday afternoon. There were no reports of any injuries or damage. The temblor occurred at 3.20 p.m. some 11 kilometers east-northeast of the city at a depth of 11....Thu, 16 Apr 2020 02:02:00 +0200kathimerini-en-668efdcdabc902ce5acb030f3dc7fc2ckathimerini-enenNaturalDisasters20200416020200https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/360952/veil-of-manoppello-the-companion-piece-to-the-shroud-of-turin/Holy Veil of Manoppello, believed to be the Sudarium, or facial napkin of the entombed Christ. It shows the Resurrected Christ. The Shroud of Turin, believed by devotees to be the burial linen of Jesus Christ but just as readily dismissed by its detractors as a forgery, is being exhibited through....Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:01:00 +0200inquirer-d583a0cbf97f97c50fe3f3bc7c105623inquireren42.258579 14.05606PublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesFiatErwin PanofskyPope FrancisPaul BaddeAlbrecht DürerIgnatius PressJesus ChristPope Benedict XVIPadre PioIan WilsonCesare Nosiglia20200413050100https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/04/08/olympic-flame-in-limbo-after-tokyo-games-postponed/The Tokyo Olympic flame was taken off public display in Japan on Wednesday after it had arrived from Greece on March 26 in great anticipation for the Olympic Games, which were expected to take place this summer. The Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this year, have been rescheduled to take....Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:14:00 +0200greekreporter-4738e92a24ba837601a14bf326b9762agreekreporteren35.6831 139.809NuclearPublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionAssociated PressInternational Olympic CommitteeShinzo AbeOlympic Games20200408151400http://banksnews.gr/olympic-flame-in-limbo-after-tokyo-games-postponed/The Tokyo Olympic flame was taken off public display in Japan on Wednesday after it had arrived from Greece on March 26 in great anticipation for the Olympic Games, which were expected to take place this summer. The Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this year, have been rescheduled to take....Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:07:00 +0200banksnews-4738e92a24ba837601a14bf326b9762abanksnewsen35.6831 139.809NuclearPublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionAssociated PressInternational Olympic CommitteeShinzo AbeOlympic Games20200408140700https://www.ibtimes.com/nick-hard-soft-spoken-professor-keeping-greeks-virus-safe-2953124A hard-hitting ex-mayor with a penchant for upper body selfies and a soft-spoken health professor are the duo behind Greece's drive to keep the coronavirus cases to manageable numbers. Deputy minister for civil protection Nikos Hardalias and infectious diseases specialist Sotiris Tsiodras oversee....Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:06:00 +0200ibtimes-97dd62b742274eb44ab7b202084ec7d3ibtimesen40.4422 -3.69097CoronavirusInfectionCivilProtectionCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthNaturalDisastersNikos HardaliasChuck NorrisLouisa GOULIAMAKIKyriakos Mitsotakis20200406050600https://www.pulse.ng/news/world/nick-hard-and-the-soft-spoken-professor-keeping-greeks-virus-safe/h37e9691 See gallery Deputy minister for civil protection Nikos Hardalias and infectious diseases specialist Sotiris Tsiodras oversee Greece's daily briefing on the virus, mixing life-saving advice with stern warnings. The country of 11 million has so far registered 73 deaths and 1,735 cases, far below other European countries.Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:04:00 +0200pulse-d5c80d23dcd0cee9098e31d494d1833epulseen37.944 23.6529CoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthCivilProtectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesNikos HardaliasChuck NorrisKyriakos Mitsotakis20200406050400http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/nick-hard-and-the-soft-spoken-professor-keeping-greeks-virus-safe/article/569842Deputy minister for civil protection Nikos Hardalias and infectious diseases specialist Sotiris Tsiodras oversee Greece's daily briefing on the virus, mixing life-saving advice with stern warnings. The country of 11 million has so far registered 73 deaths and 1,735 cases, far below other European countries.Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:50:00 +0200digitaljournal-061b5194e8b5e0fb4854febf2ea1a2eedigitaljournalen37.944 23.6529CoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthCivilProtectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesNikos HardaliasChuck NorrisKyriakos Mitsotakis20200406045000https://au.news.yahoo.com/nick-hard-soft-spoken-professor-keeping-greeks-virus-014855794--spt.htmlA hard-hitting ex-mayor with a penchant for upper body selfies and a soft-spoken health professor are the duo behind Greece's drive to keep the coronavirus cases to manageable numbers. Deputy minister for civil protection Nikos Hardalias and infectious diseases specialist Sotiris Tsiodras oversee....Mon, 06 Apr 2020 03:58:00 +0200yahoo-au-0235fbe3931b11da84ffb4a2625a6653yahoo-auen40.4422 -3.69097CoronavirusInfectionCivilProtectionCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthNaturalDisastersNikos HardaliasChuck NorrisKyriakos Mitsotakis20200406035800https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/sismo-de-65-cimbra-isla-de-creta-en-grecia-hasta-el-momento-no-hay-alerta-de-tsunamiEn el Mar Mediterráneo a 147 kilómetros de la isla de Creta en Grecia fue percibido un sismo de magnitud 6,5 a las 12:51 (GTM) del sábado. De acuerdo a medios regionales el movimiento tuvo una profundidad de 10 kilómetros, Sismo en el Mar Mediterráneo M6.6 (EMSC). •Posibles daños en localidades cercanas al epicentro.Sat, 02 May 2020 16:23:00 +0200vanguardia-MX-6d4062e09191fc8f5341daf40e99ed01vanguardia-MXes37.944 23.6529Earthquake of 6,5 cimbra island of crete in greece; until now there is no tsunami alertEarthquake of 6,5 cimbra island of crete in greece; until now there is no tsunami alertNaturalDisasters20200502162300