A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Néa Anatolí in Greece. Global time and date of event 19/06/20 / 2020-06-19 20:34:06 / June 19, 2020 @ 8:34 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000af4v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000af4v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:34:06 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 25.4656° East, latitude 34.4137° North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Moíres (c. 6 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Moíres, Ierápetra (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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