A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Lithakia in Greece on Saturday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:33:12 / 8:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/10/18 / 2018-10-27 18:33:12 / October 27, 2018 @ 6:33 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hi1t. Id of event: us1000hi1t. Exact location of earthquake, 20.8702° East, 37.6457° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paralía, Ovriá, Mesolóngi (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Mesolóngi (c. 12 700 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Paralía (c. 7 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 8 km SSE of Lithakia, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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