Is Greece an earthquake area?
The southeastern Mediterranean is a region of periodic seismic activity. Most earthquakes are small in magnitude and do little or no damage away from the epicenter; but close to the epicenter old stone houses can be damaged – a wall can crack or tumble down, the roof can break or collapse; but new houses are undamaged. New houses are built according to extremely strict earthquake standards (7.3 on the Richter scale) and the chance of damage is almost non-existent. It is important to know that the Island of Thassos is earthquake free, as it is comprised of marble.
