ATHENS: A strong 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck early Saturday in northwest Greece, damaging property in the city of Parga, authorities said.
The quake struck at 0049 GMT (0249 local time), with the epicentre 11 kilometres (around six miles) from Parga in Kanalaki district, and 316 kilometres northwest of Athens, the Athens geodynamic observatory said. “No casualties have been reported at the moment,” Parga mayor Nikolas Zacharias told AFP by telephone.“Some old abandoned houses in Kanalaki collapsed and some houses suffered significant damage in this district of 2,500 inhabitants,” Zaharias said, adding the temblor was strong throughout the area.
Landslides partially damaged the region’s roads, he added. Greece lies on major faultlines and is regularly hit by earthquakes, but they rarely cause casualties.
In 2017, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake killed two people on the island of Kos in the Aegean sea, causing significant damage.
In 1999, a 5.9-magnitude quake left 143 people dead in Athens and the region northwest of the capital.
The U.S. Treasury Department. — AFP FileWASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh...
Turkish police detaining protesters as they attempt to march to Istanbul's Taksim Square during a May Day rally on May...
Saudi fitness instructor Manahel Al-Otaibi. —AFP/FileDUBAI: Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a...
Harvey Weinstein. — AFP File NEW YORK: Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District...
A representational image showing students refilling their bottles to hydrate on a hot summer day, at a school in...
This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows the site of an expressway collapse accident on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in...