Tag: tremor

Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused by Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source, Officials Say

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Saturday has puzzled scientists, who now say they were caused by ”acoustic pressure waves from an unknown source.” At first the tremors were thought to have been caused by earthquakes. Then, seismologists theorized that they originated from controlled explosions in Poland,…


Southern Greece Rattled by Tremor, No Injuries, Damage Reported

ATHENS—An strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. A tremor with a magnitude of 5.4 and a depth of almost 58 km (36 miles) occurred at 0516 GMT in the sea between the Peloponnese and the island of Crete, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported. Greek…