A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Arkoúdi in Greece on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 17:34:27 / 5:34 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mxgj. Id of event: us7000mxgj. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/24 / 2024-07-06 17:34:27 / July 6, 2024 @ 5:34 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 21.1806 East, latitude 37.7539 North, depth = 3.62 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.62 km (2 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Áyios Konstandínos, Agrínio, Aígio (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Aígio (c. 20 700 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Náfpaktos (c. 13 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Mesolóngi (c. 12 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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