A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Agios Spyridon in Greece on Monday. The temblor was detected at 18:43:58 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20006hgf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006hgf. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/07/16 / 2016-07-25 15:43:58 / July 25, 2016 @ 3:43 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 20.8912° East, 39.1541° North, depth 40.37 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 40.37 km (25 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Event epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Ioánnina (c. 64 000 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Tríkala (c. 49 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kardítsa (c. 32 800 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Árta (c. 19 500 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Préveza (c. 17 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kardítsa, Kalampáka, Tríkala (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 2 km ENE of Agios Spyridon, Greece.
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