Light earthquake, 4.2 mag has occurred near Sísion in Greece

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Sísion in Greece on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:24:38 / 4:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.47 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000mut3. Event ids that are associated: us6000mut3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.5482 East, latitude 35.6364 North, depth = 28.47 km. Global time and date of event 29/04/24 / 2024-04-29 04:24:38 / April 29, 2024 @ 4:24 am UTC/GMT.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moíres, Ierápetra, Siteía (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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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. 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: 36 km N of Sísion, Greece.

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Parameter	Value	Description
Magnitude	4.2 mb	The magnitude for the event.
Longitude	25.5482° East	Decimal degrees longitude. Negative values for western longitudes.
Latitude	35.6364° North	Decimal degrees latitude. Negative values for southern latitudes.
Depth	28.47 km	Depth of the event in kilometers.
Place	36 km N of Sísion, Greece	Textual description of named geographic region near to the event. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name.
Time	2024-04-29 04:24:38	Time when the event occurred. UTC/GMT
Updated	2024-05-08 03:24:03	Time when the event was most recently updated. UTC/GMT
Timezone offset		Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter.
Felt		The total number of felt reports
CDI		The maximum reported intensity for the event.
MMI		The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event.
Alert Level		The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Green, Yellow, Orange or Red.
Review Status	reviewed	Indicates whether the event has been reviewed by a human.
Tsunami	0	This flag is set to "1" for large events in oceanic regions and "0" otherwise. The existence or value of this flag does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist.
SIG	271	A number describing how significant the event is. Larger numbers indicate a more significant event.
Network	us	The ID of a data contributor. Identifies the network considered to be the preferred source of information for this event.
Sources	,us,	A comma-separated list of network contributors.
Number of Stations Used	82	The total number of Number of seismic stations which reported P- and S-arrival times for this earthquake.
Horizontal Distance	0.64	Horizontal distance from the epicenter to the nearest station (in degrees).
Root Mean Square	0.95 sec	The root-mean-square (RMS) travel time residual, in sec, using all weights.
Azimuthal Gap	56	The largest azimuthal gap between azimuthally adjacent stations (in degrees).
Magnitude Type	mb	The method or algorithm used to calculate the preferred magnitude for the event.
Event Type	earthquake	Type of seismic event.
Event ID	us6000mut3	Id of event.
Event Code	6000mut3	An identifying code assigned by, and unique from, the corresponding source for the event.
Event IDS	,us6000mut3,	A comma-separated list of event ids that are associated to an event.

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