US EditionGreece's Mount Athos Jolted by 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake
- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mount Athos, Greece, on Saturday, affecting the northern Greek Orthodox enclave.
- The seismic activity started 14 months ago and involves a northwest-southeast undersea fault near Karyes with no current sign of spreading.
- Seismologists note this is the strongest tremor recorded so far in the cluster, with at least seven quakes above magnitude 4 over ten months.
- Officials found no immediate damage, urged caution for older monasteries, and stated, "We hope this was the main quake, but we can't say for certain."
- Authorities will continue monitoring the area closely since the fault could produce quakes up to magnitude 5.7, posing ongoing risks to the historic monastic community.
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On Sunday morning, the Inspector of Northern Greece is expected to travel to Mount Athos to conduct an inspection of the affected areas.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 degrees on Richter's scale erupted on Saturday, 7 June 2025, north of Greece, with the epicenter near Mount Athos, a region with a major spiritual significance for Orthodox people, including for Romanians. The article of the strong cutremur recently. Where the sixth of 5.3, the hit for Romanians appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
Greece's Mount Athos Jolted by 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake
Known as the Holy Mountain in Greece, Mount Athos has around 20 inhabited monasteries, some of which are over 1,000 years old. Credit: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de/Wikipedia commons A 5.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday jolted the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, the Geodynamic Institute of Athens said. The undersea earthquake occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time, with the epicenter located nine kilometers no…
An underwater quake occurred near one of the most sacred sites of Orthodox Christianity. The monasteries of the Monk Republic on Mount Athos suffered slight damage.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred on Saturday in northern Greece, near Mount Athos, a high place of Orthodox religion that houses many monasteries, announced the Institute of Geodynamics of Athens.
No damage has been reported at this time. ...
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