A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Megalopolis in Greece. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:21:56 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/09/15 / 2015-09-14 03:21:56 / September 14, 2015 @ 3:21 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.8 km (7 miles). Event id: us20003p13. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003p13. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 22.0402° East, 37.6033° North, depth 10.8 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Kalamáta (c. 51 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Kórinthos (c. 30 200 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Trípoli (c. 26 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Árgos (c. 22 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Náfpaktos, Kórinthos, Pýlos.
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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km NNW of Megalopolis, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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