A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Fry in Greece. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 26.6949° East, 35.3918° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/07/20 / 2020-07-03 06:16:33 / July 3, 2020 @ 6:16 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:16:33 / 6:16 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000akqg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000akqg.
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ierápetra, Ágios Nikólaos, Siteía.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 20 km W of Fry, Greece.
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