A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Pýrgos in Greece. 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: us7000mp6n. Id of event: us7000mp6n. Exact location of earthquake, 24.9237° East, 34.4° North, depth 41.731 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:33:20 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 10:33:20 / May 24, 2024 @ 10:33 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 41.731 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Moíres (c. 6 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moíres. Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 70 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece.
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