<rss><channel><item><title>Quake response on shaky ground</title><link>http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&amp;f=&amp;t=01&amp;m=A06&amp;aa=1</link><description>GREECE'S earthquake monitoring and civil protection systems were defended last week after scientists accused state organisations of a delayed response to the strong earthquake that hit Leonidio, in the southeastern Peloponnese, in the early hours of January 6.</description><pubDate>2008-01-18T18:47+0100</pubDate><source>AthensNews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AthensNews-2af66d7a5962c8096ed2c99152ea1c63</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake hits Greek islands</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2008/01/12/Quake_hits_Greek_islands/</link><description>Jan 6, 2008 9:44 PM An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports

Los Angeles - A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday near a chain of....</description><pubDate>2008-01-13T01:32+0100</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-26cd5ee77c98ed64215a00c1356c4aa8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake hits Greek islands near Turkey, no damages reported</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080112/ap-en-67c9b92a3af751185892d66b368c8418.html</link><description>ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled Greek islands close to Turkey Saturday, but no casualties or damages were reported. 

The earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 1706 local time (1506 GMT), 220 kilometers (137 miles) northeast of Athens, between the islands of Lesvos and Chios, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.</description><pubDate>2008-01-12T19:59+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-67c9b92a3af751185892d66b368c8418</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cyprus eyes Greece’s water to slake thirst</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2008/01/10/Cyprus_eyes_Greece_s_water_to_slake_thirst/</link><description>(CNN) -- A powerful earthquake measured at magnitude 6.1 and centered about 75 miles southwest of Athens startled residents of southern Greece Sunday morning, but there were

- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and

Jan 6, 2008 9:44 PM An earthquake measuring 6.</description><pubDate>2008-01-10T11:04+0100</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-c61dc726646e3d5b662ac21d1c0b2d0a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Women breach Greece's all-male monastic sanctuary in land pr</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2008/01/09/Women_breach_Greeces_allmale_monastic_sanctuary_in_land_prot_y/</link><description>mount Athos in greece is rich in chanting and 10th-century lifestyle BY NEIL AVERITT Chicago Tribune Welcome to the Monastic Republic of Holy Mount Athos. Please set your calendar back a thousand years.

- It was hard to keep my footing on Mars Hill. Its earthquake-battered surface is by turns either too jagged or worn slick by pilgrim feet.</description><pubDate>2008-01-09T23:00+0100</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-ace9147939fdcddb6e9aef4e8151f4a9</guid></item><item><title>Powerful earthquake rattles Greece</title><link>http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2008/01/07/nb-09</link><description>ATHENS, Greece -- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale shook most of Greece early Sunday (January 6th). 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"We had a calm night. Our predictions that the danger has passed were verified," the director of the Geodynamic Institute in Athens said on Monday morning in reference to the 6.</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T12:11+0100</pubDate><source>mpa</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>mpa-acef51fe3ed5b351896270bbb559f46c</guid></item><item><title>Greece: earth quake</title><link>http://emm.jrc.it/NewsBrief/pressreviewwritten/all/9_20080107.html#pressreview-716215</link><description>A powerful earthquake has hit Greece, shaking buildings and waking people from their sleep. 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An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece yesterday, shaking people....</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T06:27+0100</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-4af7349a7384dabf60409de4129c75f2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake hits southern Greece</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2008/01/07/Earthquake_hits_southern_Greece/</link><description>An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece yesterday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake woke residents in the capital Athens , where 143 people were killed in
....</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T06:27+0100</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-5b4e29723d3ab6ad3e0916b45f374a72</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong quake hits Greece; no casualties reported</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/2008/01/07/137973/Strong%2Dquake.htm</link><description>An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T04:24+0100</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-e9c8fed95d172948593ab2bdb076e1bb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake hits southern Greece</title><link>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3315201.ece</link><description>An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece yesterday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T02:56+0100</pubDate><source>independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>independent-0395c9ffaf5823a3234d7be37a5cfbb2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong Earthquake Hits Southern Greece</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-07-voa1.cfm?rss=disasters%20and%20accidents</link><description>Quake measuring 6.5 on Richter scale wakes up residents of Peloponnese region early Sunday</description><pubDate>2008-01-07T01:47+0100</pubDate><source>voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>voanews-9183eb16bf4b146f28f2d3288dbef177</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Greece - Greece hit by strong earthquake</title><link>http://emm.jrc.it/NewsBrief/pressreviewav/all/2_20080107.html#pressreview-716030</link><description>A powerful earthquake has hit Greece, shaking buildings and waking people from their sleep. 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The earthquake occurring at 7:14 am (0514 GMT) had an epicentre....</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T11:19+0100</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-0c5e3cd086c45ef879e1d7242bfb38cb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Greece</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22523632/</link><description>An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T10:57+0100</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-c0660eab7a52955f658b6e67c567a6f0</guid><category>OHIM</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>Greece Rocked by Strong Quake</title><link>http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=89093</link><description>A powerful earthquake hit Greece early on Sunday and was felt strongest in the capital Athens, shaking buildings and waking people from their sleep. 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ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no reports of injuries. 

Police said minor damage had occurred to homes in the southern Peloponnese region.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:47+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-33b1330a11e58a5ee04c5662d29caac4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080106/ap-en-555354955a30ad51483a6f7a7a8a762b.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with reports of minor damage, quotes from local officials, seismologist explaining details of quake 

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no reports of injuries. 

Police said minor damage had occurred to homes in the southern Peloponnese region.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:23+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-555354955a30ad51483a6f7a7a8a762b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Greece</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0643115520080106?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews</link><description>ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and causing panic in southern villages but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:15+0100</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-e627f0f85dae150a8042ee81769422f3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>Athens shaken by strong earthquake</title><link>http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2132578.htm</link><description>Greek media is reporting a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. There were no immediate reports of victims. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 7:14am local time (4:14pm AEDT), was located....</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:13+0100</pubDate><source>australianetwork</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>australianetwork-53cc7b34464df0520d5d4b09b9565547</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece, but no reports of injuries, damage</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080106/ap-en-95d25f15026fefedead581d46954458b.html</link><description>Eds: ADDS background, last graf. 

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, police said. 

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the 6.5 magnitude quake occurred at 7:14 a.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:01+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-95d25f15026fefedead581d46954458b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits southern Greece</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=329010&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>A powerful earthquake measuring 6,5 on the Richter Scale hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece early on Sunday, the geodynamics institute of the Athens observatory reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Greece is the European country most prone to earthquakes, with seismic....</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T08:00+0100</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-1e92f54fdd88a08fd32127df974bb8f0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Greece (Reuters)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080106/ts_nm/greece_quake_capital_dc</link><description>Reuters - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and causing panic in southern villages but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:58+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-373653601565a04573ba9aaa0cbeb0d4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category></item><item><title>ewa033 3 x 145 ccccd dpa 033 Greece-Quakes/ 1ST LEAD: Strong earthquake rattles Greece</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080106/dpa-en-ab4f595bf94cd3242239d3771a994903.html</link><description>Athens (dpa) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale shook many parts of Greece on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, seismologists at the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.    

The earthquake occurring at 7:14 am( 0514 GMT) had an epicentre....</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:57+0100</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-ab4f595bf94cd3242239d3771a994903</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong quake hits Greece, no casualties reported</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06436997.htm</link><description>ATHENS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and causing panic in southern villages but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake woke residents in the capital Athens and prompted people in several other cities to call emergency services.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:52+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-529303ca5af6e7aaecb31a4250112dcb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Greece</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6333027.html</link><description>Strong earthquakes jolted most parts of Greece Sunday morning. In the capital city Athens, people have felt strong jolts. "Strong shakes woke me up," said Christos Fotiadis, an editor of a local newspaper. The magnit ...</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:52+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-2ae6012dcea2e57b4d49575887f45ed0</guid></item><item><title>Earthquake shakes Greece, no casualties reported</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/6/worldupdates/2008-01-06T113528Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-312663-1&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>ATHENS (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook parts of Greece on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:47+0100</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-88e3ab4a10946de1ad3e314b36334d43</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong quake hits Greece, no casualties reported</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080106/reuters-en-b8e6b27a5336861d58d48f36911a188f.html</link><description>ATHENS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and causing panic in southern villages but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.   

 The quake woke residents in the capital Athens and prompted people in several other cities to call emergency services.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:47+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-b8e6b27a5336861d58d48f36911a188f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake jolts Greece</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/211933595/index.html</link><description>A powerful earthquake measured at magnitude 6.1 and centered about 75 miles southwest of Athens startled residents of southern Greece Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:46+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-400cccfcf4a42760a14d396f2bcd6b1b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits southern Greece</title><link>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23013688-23109,00.html</link><description>A STRONG earthquake shook parts of Greece today but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 4:43pm (AEDT)</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:43+0100</pubDate><source>NEWScomAU</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NEWScomAU-3e94e56d12fcd63f68ea403c7bdaadb1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Greece</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/06/content_7372561.htm</link><description>ATHENS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Strong earthquakes jolted most parts of Greece Sunday morning. "Strong shakes woke me up," said Christos Fotiadis, an editor of a local newspaper in Athens. The magnitude of the quake was 6.5 on the Richter scale, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. But the U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude was 6.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:41+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-a1975571336ab3a2a40806badb4e3219</guid></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece, but no reports of injuries, damage</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080106/ap-en-732e52e667bcb20ddd33d80901136fc8.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with Greek seismologists recording quake at preliminary magnitude of 6.5 

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, police said. 

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the 6.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:33+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-732e52e667bcb20ddd33d80901136fc8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Greece hit by strong earthquake</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7173608.stm</link><description>A powerful earthquake is felt across Greece, shaking buildings in the capital, Athens.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:19+0100</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-c139336dc71aa72afecfc38ae486b272</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Greece-Quakes/ Strong earthquake rattles Greece</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080106/dpa-en-afb9d502e67faf313473a2f3dbf02c34.html</link><description>Athens (dpa) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale shook many parts of Greece on Sunday, according to the American based National Earthquake Institute.    

The earthquake occurring at 7:14 am( 0514 GMT) had an epicentre approximately 60 kilometers north-east of the southern town of Kalamata.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T07:01+0100</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-afb9d502e67faf313473a2f3dbf02c34</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake shakes Greece (Reuters)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080106/ts_nm/greece_quake_capital_dc</link><description>Reuters - A strong earthquake shook parts of Greece on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T06:58+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-6e125dd559e372c44b8563aa39e90042</guid></item><item><title>Strong earthquake rocks southern Greece</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080106/ap-en-e9ed67022faff48e885b2fb2616c3e1e.html</link><description>ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, police said. 

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.1 quake occurred at 7:14 a.m.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T06:55+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-e9ed67022faff48e885b2fb2616c3e1e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake shakes Greece, no casualties reported</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06432575.htm</link><description>(Adds latest details) ATHENS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook parts of Greece on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake woke up residents in the capital Athens and prompted people in several other cities to call emergency services.</description><pubDate>2008-01-06T06:52+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-114a58b0bc04566532e3cf0db8ffda02</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item></channel></rss>
