Two earthquakes with a difference of a few seconds occurred in the Ionian sea area off Pylos on Friday morning, with the tremors being particularly felt as far away as Athens, but also in Crete.
According to the first data from the Geodynamic Institute, the first earthquake measured 5.6 Richter and the second 5.7 Richter.
The focal depth of the first tremor was 15.4 kilometers and its epicenter was 21 kilometers east of Strofades.
The second one was centered in an area 25 kilometers east of Strofades and its focal depth was 21.5 kilometers.
The order has already been given to check all the schools in the area of Zaharos, however, so far no serious damage has been reported in the area.
Twin earthquakes are a rare phenomenon
Twin earthquakes do not appear for the first time in our country, however, they are not a common phenomenon.
The last time experts observed a twin earthquake was in the Elassona earthquakes in 2021, which had a magnitude of 5.9, while before that, the last observation of the phenomenon was in 2014 with twin earthquakes in Kefalonia.
Euro-Mediterranean Institute
Earlier today there was a 3.8 Richter earthquake in Drama as well. Specifically, the earthquake occurred north northwest of Prasinada Drama. The focal depth of the seismic vibration is located at 10 kilometers.
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