A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Pefkochori in Greece on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 02:20:06 / 2:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/18 / 2018-04-21 00:20:06 / April 21, 2018 @ 12:20 am. Exact location of earthquake, 23.6342° East, 39.9822° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dpnu. Unique identifier: us1000dpnu.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lagkadás, Meneméni, Litóchoro (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Thessaloníki (c. 354 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Kalamariá (c. 91 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Vólos (c. 84 400 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Sykiés (c. 45 000 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Políchni (c. 39 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Néa Ionía (c. 32 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Pylaía (c. 23 500 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 1 km ESE of Pefkochori, Greece.
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