A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece. The temblor was reported at 03:13:38 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/11/18 / 2018-11-10 02:13:38 / November 10, 2018 @ 2:13 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 20.3854° East, latitude 37.596° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us1000hq4n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hq4n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Gastoúni (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and six and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 40 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece.
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