A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Palaikastron in Greece on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.59 km (11 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:20:56 / 4:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000iwy9. Event ids that are associated: us2000iwy9. Global time and date of event 24/12/18 / 2018-12-24 02:20:56 / December 24, 2018 @ 2:20 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 17.59 km, 26.4645° East, 35.4249° North.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ierápetra, Ágios Nikólaos, Siteía (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 31 km NE of Palaikastron, Greece.
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