A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Ano Kastritsion in Greece on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 00:39:22 / 12:39 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us100030n5. Ids that are associated to the event: us100030n5. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.64 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 54.64 km, 21.8463° East, 38.1877° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 21:39:22 / August 9, 2015 @ 9:39 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 12 km (7 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Lamía (c. 52 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Trípoli (c. 26 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Livadeiá (c. 21 500 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Aígio (c. 20 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zákynthos, Lamía, Livadeiá.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 8 km S of Ano Kastritsion, Greece.
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