A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Pirgos in Greece. Exact location of earthquake, 25.3872° East, 34.4106° North, depth 75.94 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 75.94 km (47 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:54:20 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/03/16 / 2016-03-01 23:54:20 / March 1, 2016 @ 11:54 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004tyv. Id of event: us10004tyv.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Moíres (c. 6 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ágios Nikólaos, Moíres, Ierápetra (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 68 km SSE of Pirgos, Greece.
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