A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Kamárai in Greece on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 17/02/21 / 2021-02-17 04:38:51 / February 17, 2021 @ 4:38 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 04:38:51 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000diap. Unique identifier: us6000diap. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 22.0242 East, latitude 38.3338 North, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loutráki, Kórinthos, Pýrgos. Earthquake epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Lamía (c. 52 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kórinthos (c. 30 200 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Livadeiá (c. 21 500 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Aígio (c. 20 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 4 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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