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Are there many earthquakes in Kefalonia?

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mastichas09

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Does anyone know if there are more earthquakes on certain islands than others? I would love to visit Kefalonia but I have a huge fear of earthquakes!! Which places should I avoid?
 
Great question!

I know Greece can have earthquake activity from time to time.

Here is a helpful resource that show how often (and recent) earthquakes happen in Kefalonia:
www.volcanodiscovery.com

Latest Earthquakes in Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, Today: Past 24 Hours

Latest quakes in or near Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, now or today. See if there was a quake in or near Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece just now! Find how many recent quakes there were, report a quake if you felt one!
www.volcanodiscovery.com

Hope this helps!
 
mastichas09 said:
Does anyone know if there are more earthquakes on certain islands than others? I would love to visit Kefalonia but I have a huge fear of earthquakes!! Which places should I avoid?
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Hi

Earthquakes are not uncommon on the island but in the main are low level and not necessarily felt across the whole island.

Obviously the earthquake in 1953 flattened 85% of the island but as a result of this the island has rigorous requirements for all buildings to be anti seismic.

The last earthquake that did more significant damage was in 2014 and mainly affected the Paliki.
 
#OnKefalonia said:
Hi

Earthquakes are not uncommon on the island but in the main are low level and not necessarily felt across the whole island.

Obviously the earthquake in 1953 flattened 85% of the island but as a result of this the island has rigorous requirements for all buildings to be anti seismic.

The last earthquake that did more significant damage was in 2014 and mainly affected the Paliki.
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I've never heard of this earthquake thanks for sharing. https://www.greeka.com/ionian/kefalonia/history/earthquake/ Here's a link for anyone who wants to know more. Very tragic
 
Seismic reports can you usually predict an earthquake, right? I would just read current seismic information, or maybe even just try to put it out of my mind:

Today's Earthquakes in Greece - Earthquake Track

Quakes Near Greece Now, Today, and Recently. See if there was an earthquake just now in Greece
earthquaketrack.com earthquaketrack.com
 
mastichas09 said:
Does anyone know if there are more earthquakes on certain islands than others? I would love to visit Kefalonia but I have a huge fear of earthquakes!! Which places should I avoid?
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There are plenty of earthquakes in Greece due to the amount of fasolatha that is consumed.
 
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