A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Varda in Greece on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.53 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 21.4163° East, 37.963° North, depth 30.53 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:04:01 / 6:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/17 / 2017-12-10 16:04:01 / December 10, 2017 @ 4:04 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c4zc. Id of event: us2000c4zc.
Epicenter of the event was 42 km (26 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Aígio (c. 20 700 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Náfpaktos (c. 13 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Filiatrá, Megalópoli, Argostólion. Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
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-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 8 km SSE of Varda, Greece.
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