A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Kefalos in Greece. Event id: us20009zsc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009zsc. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:25:46 / 7:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 142 km (88 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 26.7752 East, latitude 36.6175 North, depth = 142 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/07/17 / 2017-07-22 17:25:46 / July 22, 2017 @ 5:25 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Didim, Datça, Bodrum. Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Bodrum (c. 39 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Didim (c. 26 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Kos (c. 19 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Turgutreis (c. 16 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Datça (c. 10 100 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Kálymnos (c. 10 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km SW of Kefalos, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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