A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 38.857 km, 23.4536° East, 34.9248° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 06:09:23 / 6:09 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000mtr5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mtr5. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.857 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/06/24 / 2024-06-21 06:09:23 / June 21, 2024 @ 6:09 am.
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés. Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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