A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Makry Gialos in Greece on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 09:48:57 / 9:48 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 26.2246° East, 34.244° North, depth 6.13 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.13 km (4 miles). Id of earthquake: us60005mmg. Event ids that are associated: us60005mmg. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 07:48:57 / September 24, 2019 @ 7:48 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 115 km (72 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Siteía, Ierápetra (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km SSE of Makry Gialos, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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