A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (mg/mb) has striked on Thursday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Palaikastron in Greece. The temblor was reported at 20:52:36 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 23.6 km (15 miles). Global time of event 16/04/15 / 2015-04-16 18:52:36 / April 16, 2015 @ 6:52 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 26.8112 East, latitude 35.0558 North, depth 23.6 km, unique identifier, us2000272w.
Close countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Ierápetra, Siteía.
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