A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (mg/mb) was reported Thursday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Palaikastron in Greece. The temblor was reported at 20:50:18 / 8:50 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time of event 16/04/15 / 2015-04-16 18:50:18 / April 16, 2015 @ 6:50 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 26.7587 East, latitude 34.948 North, depth 10 km, unique identifier, us2000272u.
Close countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ierápetra, Siteía.
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