Since 18th January 2010, the Corinth region is experiencing an important seismic crises with more than 130 earthquakes of magnitude spanning from 2.5 to 5.3 in less than 5 days.
The Corinth rift has been long identified as a site of major importance for earthquake studies in Europe, producing one of the highest seismic activities in the Euro-Mediterranean region: five earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5.8 in the last 35 years, 1 to 1.5 cm/year of north–south extension, frequent seismic swarms, and destructive historical earthquakes (Source: Corinth Rift Laboratory). Visit Corinth Rift Laboratory web page for more information.
as reported on :-
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current⊂=recent&evt=GREECE_january_2010
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