A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Pirgos in Greece. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:26:37 / 8:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 24.9549° East, latitude 34.5617° North, depth = 21.31 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us100031th. Unique identifier: us100031th. The epicenter was at a depth of 21.31 km (13 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/15 / 2015-08-13 06:26:37 / August 13, 2015 @ 6:26 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Goúvai, Néa Alikarnassós, Ierápetra. Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Moíres (c. 6 500 pop).
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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 51 km SSW of Pirgos, Greece.
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