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1995 Kozani–Grevena Earthquake
The 1995 Kozani–Grevena earthquake was a large earthquake that occurred on May 13, 1995, in the region of Western Macedonia, Greece. With a magnitude of 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale, this earthquake caused locally significant damage to villages and towns in the regions of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani and Grevena (regional unit), Grevena. 25 people were injured and monetary damages of $450 million were caused as a result of the earthquake. The earthquake occurred on an area which was thought to have low seismic risk since no active faults were known to exist there. Following multiple years of research of the area concluded that the earthquake was associated with multiple faults southwest of the Polyfytos Lake. Tectonic setting The country of Greece as well as the Aegean Region of Turkey are the most seismically active regions of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean. It is a site where the Alpide belt, Alpine-Himalayan Belt goes through. The geographical region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC+02:00 all year long, where it is called Central Africa Time (CAT), although Egypt and Libya also use the term ''Eastern European Time''. The most populous city in the Eastern European Time zone is Cairo, with the most populous EET city in Europe being Athens. Usage The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European Time all year round: * Egypt, since 21 April 2015; used EEST ( UTC+02:00; UTC+03:00 with daylight saving time) from 1988–2010 and 16 May–26 September 2014. See also Egypt Standard Time. * Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), since 26 October 2014; also used EET in years 1945 and 1991–2011. See also Kaliningrad Time. * Libya, since 27 October 2013; switched from Central European Time, which was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
