The earthquake swarm was in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, a sweeping zone of volcanic ... and Eurasian plates is slowly compressing the Mediterranean, producing a web of faults both on and offshore.

Importance: Extensive fishing in the Mediterranean is removing crucial species from the food chain. Dive category: This is an open water dive. The volcano starts at a depth of eight metres.

The goal: to examine the seismic, volcanic and landslide-related tsunami sources that threaten the North-Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (NEAM ... the Hellenic Arc and the Azores-Gibraltar Fracture ...