A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 13:49:04 / 1:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000hizl. Event ids that are associated: us1000hizl. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 20.5185 East, latitude 37.5661 North, depth = 10 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 12:49:04 / October 30, 2018 @ 12:49 pm.
The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Gastoúni. Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days sixty and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 32 km SW of Mouzaki, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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