A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece on Sunday. Event id: us1000htfp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000htfp. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/11/18 / 2018-11-18 06:06:45 / November 18, 2018 @ 6:06 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 20.2782° East, 37.5236° North. The temblor was reported at 07:06:45 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 99 km (62 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amaliáda, Gastoúni, Argostólion. Close 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 52 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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