A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.78 km (5 miles). Event id: us1000hj7c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hj7c. Exact location, longitude 20.5104° East, latitude 37.49° North, depth = 7.78 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 18:04:23 / October 30, 2018 @ 6:04 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:04:23 / 7:04 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Argostólion.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days sixty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days eighty-two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 38 km SW of Mouzaki, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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