A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Methóni in Greece. Exact location, longitude 21.658° East, latitude 36.7193° North, depth = 48.185 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.185 km (30 miles). Event id: us6000n0yk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0yk. The temblor was reported at 14:31:02 / 2:31 pm (local time epicenter). 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: 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 14:31:02 / May 25, 2024 @ 2:31 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Kalamáta (c. 51 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Spárti (c. 16 200 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Messíni (c. 6 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Gargaliánoi (c. 6 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Zacháro (c. 5 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Megalópoli, Zacháro, Spárti (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 11 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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