A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 102 km S of Makry Gialos, Greece (63 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 16.31 km, 26.1043° East, 34.128° North. Id of earthquake: us2000d7ac. Event ids that are associated: us2000d7ac. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/02/18 / 2018-02-24 02:03:01 / February 24, 2018 @ 2:03 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:03:01 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 16.31 km (10 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 102 km S of Makry Gialos, Greece.
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