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The earthquake occurred 14 km below the surface. [5] Power outages were reported on the island of Zakynthos, and a 15th-century monastery was also damaged on the islands of Strofades. [6] [5] The port of Zakynthos also sustained major damage, and a state of emergency was declared in the municipality. [7]
Zakynthos was hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on 12 August 1953, destroying most of the buildings on the island. Subsequently, all buildings have been strengthened to protect against further tremors. On 26 October 2018, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake south of the island caused no injuries, but damaged the local pier and a 13th-century monastery. [18]
Cephalonia, Zakynthos: 38.18 20.94 445–800 6.4 M w, 6.8 M w & 7.2 M w: X Two foreshocks and one major earthquake occurred in the span of three days / 2,412 injured / The islands of Cephalonia, Zakynthos and Ithaca were leveled. From the 33,300 buildings of these three islands, 27,659 were completely destroyed [63] 1947-10-06 Messenia ...
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In mid-August, there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, and the most destructive was the August 12 earthquake. The event measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale, raised the whole island of Kefalonia by 60 cm (24 in), and caused widespread damage throughout the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos. [2]
The Icelandic Met Office has updated its readings for earthquakes recorded today. At 11.30am, it reported there had been around 180 minor earthquakes near the dike in the Grindavik region so far ...
Iceland is experiencing a seismic swarm as 1,485 earthquakes have hit the country in just 48 hours prompting fears of a volcanic eruption.. Most tremours have been felt in the Reykjanes peninsula ...
A month later, Greece was liberated from the Nazi occupation, and the Jewish community on the island of Zakynthos remained unharmed. Thanks to the gesture of Archbishop and Mayor Lucas Carrer and their brave and ethical leadership, the Jews of Zakynthos were not sent to the death camps. At the end of the war, all the Jews of Zakynthos survived.