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Seismic activity in Greek waters

Overview

In early October 2026, a series of earthquakes struck the maritime area between the Greek islands of Kasos and Crete. The Geodynamic Institute recorded an initial 4.1 magnitude tremor at 02:43, followed by a 3.9 magnitude earthquake at 02:50 and a third tremor of 3.3 magnitude at 03:18.

On October 17, 2026, another earthquake occurred in the Ionian Sea near Cephalonia. The tremor, measuring 4.2 magnitude, was recorded at 02:57. While the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens placed the epicenter 4 kilometers east-northeast of Sami, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported it 11 kilometers south of Ithaca. No material damage was reported following this event.

Entities

Geodynamic Institute · Cephalonia · Ionian Sea · National Observatory of Athens · Ithaca

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Earthquake hits Ionian Sea near Cephalonia

    A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Ionian Sea near Cephalonia and Ithaca in the early hours of Saturday. No damage has been reported.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    Earthquakes strike maritime area between Kasos and Crete

    A series of earthquakes, including tremors of 4.1 and 3.9 magnitude, occurred in the sea between Kasos and Crete in the early hours of Wednesday.

Sources

cretaone.gr · in.gr · newsbomb.gr · protothema.gr · reader.gr · thetoc.gr