A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Moíres in Greece. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 24.9217° East, 34.7476° North. Id of earthquake: us6000nikt. Event ids that are associated: us6000nikt. Global time and date of event 07/08/24 / 2024-08-07 08:23:52 / August 7, 2024 @ 8:23 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 08:23:52 / 8:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Rethymno (c. 29 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Ierápetra, Rethymno (min 5000 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 33 km S of Moíres, Greece.
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