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The olive fruit harvest is in progress throughout the country. Although there was a good start this year, the market did not seem to give high prices. However, many growers claim that there are significant problems in cultivation costs and in the fact that olive oil does not give them the necessary income to support their families. There seems to be reduced outcome, but good quality in the district of Messinia (province of Peloponnese). Harvesting takes place, but there is lack of land workers. As Mr. Giannis Zontanos, head of Agricultural Cooperative of Messina states in AgroTypos, at this t...

A cemetery in Naxos, Greece As a manufacturer of children’s stationery, holding the copyright for Disney motifs, Antonis Alkiotis never expected to specialise in matters of death. Greece, of course, has a long history of concern with the subject. In ancient times, the deceased were often cremated on the third day, when the soul was believed to begin its journey through the underworld. Yet before 2019, such practices were impossible in Greece. Cremation is virulently opposed by the Greek church – the only branch of Eastern Orthodoxy to ban the practice. When Alkiotis opened his crematorium...

X 12 Jan 22:13 UTC: First to report: NOA after 3 minutes. 12 Jan 22:15: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.8. Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards S. ... [show all] ... 12 Jan 22:15: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 10.0 km (from 3.1 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 24 km (15 mi) towards N. 12 Jan 22:17: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8. Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.7 mi) towards SSE. 12 Jan 22:25: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 4.3 km (from 6...

X 12 Jan 22:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes. 12 Jan 22:36: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.5. Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards WSW. 12 Jan 23:08: Now using data updates from NOA 13 Jan 02:08: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.1 to 10.8 km (from 8.8 to 6.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards SW. Update Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 22:39 Light magnitude 4.5 quake hits 9 km northwest of Glyfada, Greece after midnight 4.5 quake 13 Jan 12:29 am (GMT +2) An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred after mid...

Several earthquakes 4.9R-4.3R rattle western Greece January 13, 2021 1,991 Views Several earthquakes rattled western Greece in the last 12 hours often sending locals to the streets. The epicenters of the three earthquakes measuring 4.9, 4.3 and 4.3 on the Richter scale was in the Gulf of Corinth, an area with frequent seismic activity. The first tremors occurred short after Tuesday midnight with 4.9 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was 13 kim North-West of the town of Aigio in northern Peloponnese. As the focal depth was just 4.3 km it was felt in many areas of the broader Gulf of Corint...