A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 95 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece (59 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:58:36 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 19:58:36 / August 31, 2020 @ 7:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bfer. Id of event: us7000bfer. Exact location, longitude 25.5265° East, latitude 34.1585° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 95 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece.
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