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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-imposed exile in the United States. Turkey accuses the Gulen movement of masterminding an attempted m...

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',35.61950,26.32870,'9 Jan 2021 04:33 GMT: Mag 4.0, Aegean Sea, Greece',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]...

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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 latest in a series of earthquakes that have shaken nearby towns and buildings around the world over the p...