A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Moíres in Greece. Id of earthquake: us6000n9v3. Event ids that are associated: us6000n9v3. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:34:35 / 7:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 24.8246° East, 34.8366° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/24 / 2024-07-02 19:34:35 / July 2, 2024 @ 7:34 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Rethymno (c. 29 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop). 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, Ágios Nikólaos, Ierápetra.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 24 km S of Moíres, Greece.
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