A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Lithakia in Greece on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 20.5048° East, 37.4316° North, depth 10 km. Event id: us1000hi83. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hi83. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/10/18 / 2018-10-28 13:59:38 / October 28, 2018 @ 1:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:59:38 / 2:59 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Argostólion (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fourty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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