A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece. Global time and date of event 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 02:59:58 / October 30, 2018 @ 2:59 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000hivt. Event ids that are associated: us1000hivt. Exact location of earthquake, 20.4402° East, 37.531° North, depth 10 km. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:59:58 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop), 110 km (68 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop), 107 km (66 miles) from Zacháro (c. 5 900 pop), 113 km (70 miles) from Kyparissía (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kyparissía, Filiatrá, Zacháro (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days fifty-four, in the past 30 days fifty-six and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 40 km SW of Mouzaki, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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