A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Lixoúri in Greece. Id of earthquake: us7000my2l. Event ids that are associated: us7000my2l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/24 / 2024-07-02 12:38:31 / July 2, 2024 @ 12:38 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:38:31 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 20.0417 East, latitude 38.0351 North, depth = 31.422 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.422 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zákynthos, Argostólion (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (49 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 39 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece.
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