Minor quakes jolt Ioannina and Kilkis in northern Greece

A minor earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Wednesday at 13:41 near the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina.

According ton the Geodynamics Institute of Athens the quake epicentre was located 15 km northwest of Ioannina at the fault of Kalpaki.

The tremor was felt in the wider region.

An intense seismic activity is being recorded in the area from Tuesday night with tremors ranging between 2.5 to 3.7 on the Richter scale.

Earlier today, a light quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded on Wednesday at 11:15 near Kilkis, central Macedonia. According to the University of Thessaloniki Geophysics Lab, the tremor’s epicentre was located 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki and is part of the seismic sequence following the 4.3R quake that shook the region last Thursday. 

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