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Greece: The famous European country Greece was shaken by a terrible earthquake on Sunday. Earthquake tremors of 5.2 magnitude were felt in northern Greece on Sunday evening. The scary thing was that the second strong earthquake (earth shook) tremor occurred about 4 minutes after the first earthquake. The intensity of the second earthquake was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale. Two earthquake tremors one after the other have filled people’s minds with fear.
Earthquake occurred in this region of Greece
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics has informed that the earthquake on Sunday occurred on the coast of the Chalkidiki Peninsula, about 40 km south-east of Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki. The first tremor of the earthquake occurred at 7:03 pm local time. At the same time, the second tremor occurred about 4 minutes later. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 15.9 kilometers below the ground.
Earthquake also occurred on Saturday
The police and fire department of the Chalkidiki peninsula area have informed that no damage has been reported so far from this earthquake in the area. Tremors of the earthquake were felt in a large part of northern Greece. Let us tell you that on Saturday an earthquake of 3.9 magnitude occurred in the same area. Due to this, more fear has spread among the people.
Why do earthquakes occur?
In recent times, an increase in the incidents of earthquakes is being seen in many areas of the country and the world. Actually, there are 7 tectonic plates inside our earth. These plates keep rotating in their place continuously. However, sometimes there is a collision or friction between them. This is the reason why incidents of earthquakes are seen on the earth.
