A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Gra Liyia in Greece. The epicenter was at a depth of 61.93 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 13:12:26 / July 14, 2019 @ 1:12 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.4322 East, latitude 34.6518 North, depth = 61.93 km. Event id: us70004k2r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004k2r. The temblor was detected at 15:12:26 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Siteía, Gázi, Néa Alikarnassós (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 46 km SSW of Gra Liyia, Greece.
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