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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://ec.europa.eu/echo/what/civil-protection/mechanism_enThe overall objective of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is to strengthen cooperation between the EU Member States, 6 Participating States and the UK during the transition period, in the field of civil protection, with a view to improve prevention, preparedness and response to disasters.Tue, 12 May 2020 05:03:00 +0200EC-e5d34673531871f268a6f4a2af2f88eeECen51.4879 -0.177998JRCNuclearSecurityUNbodiesCivilProtectionManMadeDisastersNuclearCrisisResponseNaturalDisastersECnewsMaritimeTransportNuclearDecommissioningDisasterReliefEU-LatinAmericaCivil ProtectionUnited NationsEUEuropean CommissionMember States20200512050300https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/earthquake-with-preliminary-66-magnitude-hits-crete/ar-BB13vUkV© Provided by Evening Standard. An earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.6 has taken place south of the Greek island of Crete. 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 26.096399NaturalDisasters20200422104000http://banksnews.gr/seismologist-deadly-earthquake-that-hit-turkey-has-no-correlation-to-earthquake-activity-in-greece/The deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey on Friday has nothing to do with Greece, said seismologist Efthymios Lekkas on Saturday. The massive tremor in the Elazig and Malatya provinces has left 22 dead and 1,200 injured according to Cnn.com.Mon, 18 May 2020 13:15:00 +0200banksnews-642cbe147ce50f85d85452240384bd48banksnewsen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEfthymios LekkasRecep Tayyip ErdoganKyriakos Mitsotakis20200518131500https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-hit-by-5-4-magnitude-earthquake-on-tuesday/The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. confirmed that on the early hours of Tuesday an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Egypt. A statement from the institute detailed that the 10km main earthquake hit at exactly 1:21 am Cairo local time on Tuesday, 345 km away....Tue, 19 May 2020 12:05:00 +0200egyptindependent-2702af678e4d929a0c0f84d2ea916782egyptindependenten31.35025 27.23694NaturalDisastersConflictNational Seismic Network20200519120500https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-hit-by-5-4-magnitude-earthquake-on-tuesday/The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. confirmed that on the early hours of Tuesday an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Egypt. A statement from the institute detailed that the 10km main earthquake hit at exactly 1:21 am Cairo local time on Tuesday extending....Tue, 19 May 2020 14:07:00 +0200egyptindependent-41c7b75c376fe7a320f7e9495eebba63egyptindependenten37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersConflictNational Seismic Network20200519140700https://www.nampa.org/index.php?model=categories&function=display&id=20122618Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes central Mediterranean Sea - EMSC. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. May 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).Thu, 21 May 2020 02:24:00 +0200nampa-b0ee910c90f18b2e74eb49cb340559a5nampaen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological CentreTom Hogue20200521022400https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/500919. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the central Mediterranean Sea region overnight Wednesday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicenter of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. So far there are no reports of injuries or damages.Thu, 21 May 2020 03:19:00 +0200israelnationalnews-28085ca86ecb31b454217c98a600308cisraelnationalnewsen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200521031900https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2020/05/21/emsc-magnitude-6.2-earthquake-strikes-central-mediterranean-sea/1868195. PARIS, May 21 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early today, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. — Reuters.Thu, 21 May 2020 04:25:00 +0200malaymail-069171da62a1acfa924f4ba01b9de4e6malaymailen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200521042500https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2020/05/21/emsc-magnitude-6.2-earthquake-strikes-central-mediterranean-sea/1868195. PARIS, May 21 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early today, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. — Reuters.Thu, 21 May 2020 05:23:00 +0200themalaymailonline-069171da62a1acfa924f4ba01b9de4e6themalaymailonlineen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200521052300https://in.reuters.com/article/quake-mediterraneansea/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-strikes-central-mediterranean-sea-emsc-idINKBN22X09X?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINworldNews+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+World+News%29(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC....Thu, 21 May 2020 06:16:00 +0200reuters-in-45d484d9daa7e8057a5b85969a0a9859reuters-inen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersEuropean Mediterranean Seismological CentreTom Hogue20200521061600https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/5-7-earthquake-in-mediterranean-sea/An earthquake occurred in the early hours of this morning at 1.43am in the Mediterranean Sea. The tremor which was registered by the seismic system at the Department of Physics within the University of Malta, registered 5.7 on the Richter scale. It occurred about 224 kms southwest of the Methoni region in Southern Greece.Thu, 21 May 2020 08:48:00 +0200tvm-3b194a9153fabc107a342b5cc1a33f06tvmen36.824551 21.706961NaturalDisastersUniversity of Malta20200521084800