Kefalonia

The sole occupant of the fishing vessel fell into the sea, while the passengers of the sailboat are in good health

The Institute of Geodynamics of the Athens Observatory documented a earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale at 7:13 on...

The Fire Brigade is struggling to contain and extinguish two major wildfires, which broke out in forested areas on the island of...

The Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory in Athens documented a rather weak earthquake, measuring 4.1 on the...

The recent seismic activity documented in Aegio and Kefalonia has not concerned seismologists, who estimate that the...

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred at about 9.41 on Friday morning in Kefalonia, according to a report...

A boat containing 65 migrants that was located in international waters southwest of Argostoli, Kefalonia has set off for Italy...

About two months have passed since the Ionian island of Kefalonia was struck by earthquakes, on the 26th of January and the 2nd of February, and the local residents...

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens reported that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 1:08am on Thursday, in the maritime area northwest of Lixouri, at a depth of about 5 kilometers. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center on the other hand reported a 4.2 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 2 kilometers and about 18 kilometers northwest […]

According to the Municipality of Kefalonia, most of the island’s schools have been given the green light to reopen by teams of inspectors, who completed their second survey of buildings damaged by the recent seismic activity. In its announcement, the island’s municipal authorities clarified that all nurseries will remain closed, as will a number of […]

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens announced that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 5 kilometers occurred at about 5:39am in Kefalonia on Friday morning. According to the researchers at the Geodynamic Institute the post-seismic activity is expected to carry on for some time, while the intensity of the aftershocks will begin to wane. […]

The recent devastating earthquakes that have struck the island of Kefalonia have seemingly reignited the intense rivalry between Argostoli and Lixouri, which dates back to 17th century. The rivalry is thought to have started in 1757 when the Venetian rulers decided to transfer the island’s capital from the affluent Lixouri to Argostoli due to its […]

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens has reported that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was documented at around 12.34 today, about 12 kilometers west of Argostoli and at a depth of 5 kilometers. The latest earthquake was felt in Lixouri and surrounding villages. While the seismic activity has greatly reduced over the past few days, the Geodynamic […]

The Minister of Infrastructure Michalis Chrysochoidis has vowed to complete with a week the secondary inspection of about 1,400 homes that were damaged by the recent earthquakes in Kefalonia, so that the restorations can commence as soon as possible. An information pamphlet will soon be distributed amongst the earthquake victims detailing the necessary procedures regarding […]

An early morning aftershock tremor worried the residents of Kefalonia, who have seen their island suffer unprecedented damages from the recent seismic activity. According to the Geodynamic Institute, the latest aftershock measured 4.1 on the Richter scale and took place at 5.26am at a depth of about 2km and about 15km northeast of Lixouri. The […]

After yesterday’s government meeting in Athens with a number of Ministers, their general secretaries and the Chief of Staff, the Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis announced a number of government initiatives for the earthquake victims in Kefalonia. Cutting red tap and expediting procedures in issuing grants for the restoration of buildings 500 euro rent subsidies, […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called a government meeting for Wednesday afternoon in order to discuss the efforts to address the disaster in Kefalonia so far and to coordinate future actions. The Ministers of National Defense Avramopoulos, Education Arvanitopoulos, Finances Stournaras, Interior Michelakis, Infrastructure Chrysochoidis, Public Order Dendias, Health Georgiadis, Shipping Varvitsiotis, Culture Panagiotopoulos […]

The Ministers of Tourism Kefalogianni, Education Arvanitopoulos, Health Georgiadis and Infrastructure Chysochoidis visited the earthquake-stricken Kefalonia on Tuesday morning and participated in a meeting to address the problems caused by the earthquake. The Minister Interior Yannis Michelakis is also likely to return to the island on Wednesday. After the Ministerial meeting on the island, the […]

The seismic activity on the island of Kefalonia has not calmed down, with the latest earthquake on Monday morning measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale and being felt as far away as Athens. According to the Geodynamic Institute the 5.7 magnitude quake had an epicenter about 10 kilometers west of the island. The Monday morning […]

Although it has been five days since a 5.8 Richter earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia, local residents are concerned about the ongoing seismic activity. Over 250 aftershocks have been documented, of which 25 measure 4 or higher on the Richter scale. Meanwhile technical teams dispatched to the Ionian island are continuing to survey and […]