A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lithakiá in Greece. The temblor was detected at 16:42:57 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.75 km (4 miles). Event id: us6000a8mr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a8mr. Exact location of earthquake, 20.43° East, 37.2801° North, depth 5.75 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/06/20 / 2020-06-09 16:42:57 / June 9, 2020 @ 4:42 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zákynthos (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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