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Greece

Greece - Earthquake Information Report No. 1

DHA-GENEVA 95/0252
1. A STRONG EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED ON 15 JUNE 1995 IN WESTERN GREECE ABOUT 145 KM FROM ATHENS IN THE SEA NEAR THE CITY OF EGION.

2. A MAGNITUDE OF 6.1 WAS COMPUTED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY HYPOCENTRE - LATITUDE 38.4 DEGREES NORTH, LONGITUDE 22.2 DEGREES EAST, ORIGIN TIME 00 15 51.9 UTC, DEPTH NORMAL. AN AFTERSHOCK OF MAGNITUDE 5.5 OCCURRED ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE MAIN EVENT.

3. GREEK EPPO, THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE PLANNING AND PROTECTION ORGANIZATION, REPORTED TO DHA THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE DISASTER: 10 DEAD AND 20-25 MISSING.

4. A UNITED NATIONS-DHA DELEGATE TRAVELLING TO PATRAS WITH AN ADVANCE TEAM OF THE SWISS DISASTER RELIEF (SDR) UNIT, WHICH DEPARTED ZURICH WITH 6 RESCUE DOGS.

DHA IN CONTACT WITH UNDAC MEMBERS, INSARAG AND MCDA NETWORKS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

5. DHA COORDINATING ACTION WITH GREEK AUTHORITIES (EPPO), WHICH SO FAR HAVE NOT INDICATED REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-917.12.34
EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY): +41-22-917.20.10

DESK OFFICER: MR. SERGIO PIAZZI, TEL. 41-22-917.35.18
PRESS TO CONTACT: MRS. MOULIN-ACEVEDO, DIRECT TEL: +41-22-917.28.56

TELEX: 414242 DHA CH
FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET DIALCOM 141: DHAGVA

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