Professor of Geology and President of the Hellenic Association of Geologists, Mr. Efthymios Lekkas, appeared reassuring after the strong earthquake of 6.1 Richter between Kasos and Karpathos in the early hours of the morning.

The community on the small island of Kasos isin shock because of the death of a 45-year-old mother of three. The woman tragically passed away shortly after undergoing surgery at a private clinic in Athens.

Movements at all levels are being made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to "decongest" the situation that has been caused south of Kasos and Karpathos on the occasion of Turkey's attempt to impose the Turko-Libyan Memorandum on the field and the claim on the Greek continental shelf.