A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Karpathos in Greece on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 21:52:14 / 9:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.94 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 27.7069° East, 35.4796° North, depth 35.94 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 19:52:14 / September 16, 2015 @ 7:52 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003k4g. Id of event: us20003k4g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Afántou, Archángelos. Event epicenter was 99 km (62 miles) from Afántou (c. 5 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Archángelos (c. 5 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-nine 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 44 km E of Karpathos, Greece.
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