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The land of Europe's famous country Greece was shaken by a terrible earthquake on Sunday. A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Greece on Sunday evening. However, five minutes after the first earthquake, strong aftershocks occurred again. The intensity of the second earthquake was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale. There is an atmosphere of fear in the minds of people due to one or two earthquakes.
Earthquake occurred in this area of Greece
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics said the earthquake struck on Sunday off the coast of the Chalkidiki peninsula, about 40 kilometers southeast of Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki. The first shock of the earthquake occurred at 7:03 pm local time. And after about 4 minutes there was another shock. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 15.9 km from the ground.
There was an earthquake on Saturday also
According to the information, there has been no damage in this area so far due to this earthquake. Earthquake tremors were felt in large parts of northern Greece. Let us tell you that on Saturday also an earthquake of 3.9 magnitude had occurred in the same area. Due to which an atmosphere of fear has spread among the people.
Why do earthquakes occur?
Nowadays, the number of earthquakes is increasing in many parts 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 conflict or friction occurs. For this reason earthquakes occur on Earth.