A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Palaiochora in Greece on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000btgz. Id of event: us1000btgz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.25 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 23.4476 East, latitude 34.6844 North, depth = 20.25 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/17 / 2017-12-20 04:18:22 / December 20, 2017 @ 4:18 am UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:18:22 / 6:18 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mourniés (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 103 km (64 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 64 km SSW of Palaiochora, Greece.
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