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Εarthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shakes the island of Nisyros
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook the island of Nisyros at 1.14 am on Tuesday. The tremor occured 24 km south-southwest of Nisyros, the Dodecanese, the Geodynamics Institute of National Observatory of Athens said.
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute (EMSC) estimated that the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and occurred at a small focal depth of about 2 km.
It is not yet known if there were any casualties or damage from the quake.
Renewed tremors in Elasona
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook the area of Elassona at 14:57 on Friday. The quake's epicenter was located 16 km west-southwest of Elassona and its focal depth was 8.5 km, the Geodynamics Institute of National Observatory of Athens said.
State of emergency declared in Tyrnavos, Potamia and Farkadona
A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Tyrnavos and the municipal unit of Potamia within the Elassona municipality, both in the Larissa regional unit, as well as the municipality of Farkadona in the Trikala regional unit, in order to address the emergency needs and management the repercussions of the strong earthquake in these areas on March 3.