Two minor earthquakes measuring 3.1 and 3.2 on the Richter scale struck near Zakros, eastern Crete, within 41 seconds of each other in the early hours of Tuesday, 2 December 2025. No damage reported.

Magma seeping into a reservoir under the island of Santorini set off thousands of quakes, some of which almost reached a 5.0 on the Richter scale.

Greek scientists have recorded more than 2,000 traces of active seismic faults and almost 4,000 fault traces in total, ...

A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Greek islands early on Thursday. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake's epicentre was located in the sea, 58 kilometres ...

Well, that was biblical! Earthquakes, storms and enough rain to make Cyprus consider building the ark – herding the mouflons ...

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Crete at 2:08 a.m., with its epicenter 17 km north-northwest of Sisi in Rethymno. The tremor, felt island-wide, prompted safety alerts amid ongoing seismic monitoring ...

The volcanic eruption of Santorini rocked the Mediterranean and changed history. Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the ...

In an effort to respond to natural disasters in the region more efficiently, Cyprus and Greece have set up the joint “Epicentre” project, which was officially launched by Justice Minister Marios ...

The ingenuity, experience, and refined aesthetics of Minoan architects protected the palace from natural disasters and ...

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND IF YOU FELT A RUMBLE AT YOUR HOUSE THIS MORNING, IT WASN’T YOUR IMAGINATION. A 1.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE WAS DETECTED IN THE WEBSTER AREA RIGHT AROUND ...

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.