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Greece is moving swiftly ahead with the licensing and construction of 150 five years, investors and government officials said this week. Investors in the project are aiming to set up the largest seaplane network in Europe, creating at the same time a total of 7,000 jobs and bringing Greece at the forefront of developments in transport. According to estimates, in full operation waterways will contribute some 1 billion euros to the Greek economy. According to the project’s key investors, H...

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Mon, 18 Jan 2021, 04:43 04:43 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.2 quake 18 Jan 6:23 am (GMT +2) The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Greece near Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday 18 January 2021 at 6:23 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations,...

Up to 20,000 Turkish citizens came to Greece in only 4 years, 9,000 sought political asylum Search for: January 15, 2021 Up to 20,000 Turkish citizens came to Greece in only 4 years, 9,000 sought political asylum At least 18,000 to 20,000 Turkish opposition members and citizens arrived in Greece in the last four years and 9,000 of them have sought political asylum. Most live in areas of downtown Athens, seeking the opportunity to leave for Germany or another European country. The arrival of a...

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Turkish Dissidents Seek Political Asylum in Greece January 11, 2021 A Greek Coast Guard vessel leads the Turkish boat into the port of Sitia on Sunday. Video frame A group of Turkish dissidents sailed in the Greek island of Crete on Sunday and reportedly applied for political asylum. The boat carrying four men, two women and their children sailed into the bay of Sitia, accompanied by the Greek coastguard. The group say they are supporters of Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-i...

If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), Also if you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable also to earthquake science and earthquake hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you! 12 weeks ago Lat / Lng: 35.6195 / 26.3287: Aegean Sea, Greece Source: NOA --- Detail info;storedMarkers.push([quake-6051976,35.61950,26....

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Moderate Earthquake Hits Crete File photo A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked the island of Crete on Thursday afternoon. The quake’s epicenter is thought to be located under the sea 50 kilometers (just over 30 miles) north of the coastal town of Sitia, Crete. Earlier in the morning, an earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale hit near the city of Chania on Crete. No damage has been reported, and experts have stated that there is no cause for concern. Share

Advertisement A map from the EMSC posted on Twitter showed the effects of the earthquake were felt in several locations on  the nearby Greek islands. Witnesses in nearby Sitia reported a sharp tremble that lassted just a couple of seconds. One person wrote on the CSEM EMSC website: "Short, sharp shock." Another witness commented: "One-to-two second slow shake." Greece earthquake: The map shows the effects were felt in several locations on the Greek islands (Image: EMSC/CSEM) This is the lates...