A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Palaikastron in Greece. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.32 km (36 miles). Id of earthquake: us60006pxs. Event ids that are associated: us60006pxs. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:58:28 / 11:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/19 / 2019-12-10 21:58:28 / December 10, 2019 @ 9:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 26.4157° East, latitude 35.488° North, depth = 57.32 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Goúvai, Ierápetra, Ágios Nikólaos (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 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 two, 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 35 km NNE of Palaikastron, Greece.
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