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Greece: Multiple earthquakes around magnitude 5.2 hit northern Evia

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 153 words · By Georgios Aivaliotis
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What to know about Greece: Multiple earthquakes around magnitude 5.2 hit northern Evia

The seismic activity was felt in Athens, where residents reported repeated tremors across several districts of the Greek capital, though no damage was reported.

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What happened

The seismic activity was felt in Athens, where residents reported repeated tremors across several districts of the Greek capital, though no damage was reported.

Why it matters

A series of earthquakes struck the northern Gulf of Evia at around 13:00 on Sunday, with the shaking lasting about 20 seconds and several more quakes following within minutes.

Common ground

According to preliminary data, the strongest quake reached a magnitude of approximately 5.2.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A series of earthquakes struck the northern Gulf of Evia at around 13:00 on Sunday, with the shaking lasting about 20 seconds and several more quakes following within minutes.”
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Two independent news reports from June 7, 2026, confirm a series of earthquakes in the northern Gulf of Evia around 13:00 on Sunday, with shaking lasting approximately 20 seconds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–2025 European windstorm season was the tenth season. It comprises a year, from 1 September to 31 August, except shifted a month later in the Eastern Mediterranean Group. The storm names were …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_European_windstorm_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 European windstorm season marks the eleventh year of the continents coordinated of severe weather naming programme. While the official list of names was unveiled on 1 September 2025, the s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Galveston ( GAL-vis-tən) is a resort city and port on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Texas. It encompasses 211.31 square miles (547.3 km2) on Galveston Island and Pelican Island. As of the 2020 c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas
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Claim 2: “According to the mayor of Mantoudi, landslides have been reported at several points along the local road network.”
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Three separate web search results confirm reports of landslides along the local road network in Mantoudi, citing both the mayor and local authorities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Three earthquakes measuring 4.8, 4.3 and 5.2 on the Richter scale and epicenter in northern Evia caused landslides, extensive damage to ...
https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2026/06/07/evia-three-eart…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... According to the mayor of Mantoudi, landslides have been reported at several points along the local road network. The earthquakes were also ...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/greece-multiple-earthquakes-around…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... According to local authorities in Mantoudi, landslides were recorded at several points along the local road network. The region has a long ...
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/567c3536_series_of_earthquakes/
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Claim 3: “The seismic activity was felt in Athens, where residents reported repeated tremors across several districts of the Greek capital, though no damage was reported.”
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Multiple independent web search results from June 7, 2026, confirm that seismic activity was felt in several districts of Athens and that no damage was reported.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... The seismic activity was felt in Athens, where residents reported repeated tremors across several districts of the Greek capital, though no ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/the-seismic-activity…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 6, 2026 ... The seismic activity was felt in Athens, where residents reported ... several districts of the Greek capital, though no damage was reported.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/07/greece-multipl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... ... several districts of the Greek capital, though no damage was reported. #EuropeNews. ... Greece: multiple earthquakes around magnitude 5.2 ...
https://x.com/euronews/status/2063581253908025639
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Claim 4: “According to preliminary data, the strongest quake reached a magnitude of approximately 5.2.”
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Multiple reports from June 7, 2026, specifically mention the strongest quake in the series reaching a magnitude of 5.2.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs. Adjustments are included to compensate for the variation in the distance bet…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five earthquakes with a magnitude above 4.0 have occurred in the last hour. According to data from AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey), the earthquake times and magnitudes on …
https://indigodergisi.com/en/2025/02/The-earthquake-storm-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 35 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth. Date and TimeThis earthquake had a magnitude of 5…
https://earthquakelist.org/news/2026/07/16/m5-2-earthquake-j…
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Claim 5: “The area has a long history of seismic activity and is considered one of Greece's most earthquake-prone regions.”
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Multiple sources confirm that northern Evia is located within one of Greece's most active fault systems and that Greece generally sits along one of Europe's most active seismic zones.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The climate in Greece is predominantly Mediterranean. However, due to the country's complex geography, Greece has a wide range of micro-climates and local variations. The Greek mainland is extremely m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euboea, also known as Evia, is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete, and the sixth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Gree…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Limni (Greek: Λίμνη meaning "lake") is a town and a community in the northwestern part of the island of Euboea, Greece. It is located northwest of Chalkida, the main city of Euboea, and southeast of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limni,_Euboea
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