A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Kamarion in Greece on Wednesday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:24:28 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 25.7213° East, 36.5662° North. Event id: us1000hyer. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hyer. 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: 27/11/18 / 2018-11-27 23:24:28 / November 27, 2018 @ 11:24 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 27 km SSW of Kamarion, Greece.
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