A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Sísion in Greece. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:43:28 / 9:43 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 57.798 km, 25.5419° East, 35.485° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.798 km (36 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 21:43:28 / May 23, 2024 @ 9:43 pm. Event id: us7000mp1b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mp1b.
Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moíres, Siteía, Ierápetra (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km N of Sísion, Greece.
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