A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Lithakia in Greece on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 20.7586 East, latitude 37.5193 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 07:20:22 / 7:20 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/11/18 / 2018-11-13 05:20:22 / November 13, 2018 @ 5:20 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000hr6p. Event ids that are associated: us1000hr6p.
Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gargaliánoi, Kyparissía, Filiatrá (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 22 km SSW of Lithakia, Greece.
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