A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0l7. Unique identifier: us7000n0l7. The temblor was detected at 04:01:29 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.953 km (19 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 23.2766 East, latitude 34.8655 North, depth = 30.953 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/07/24 / 2024-07-21 04:01:29 / July 21, 2024 @ 4:01 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 99 km (62 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 54 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece.
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