A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 23.4903 East, latitude 34.8673 North, depth = 46.867 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/07/24 / 2024-07-20 16:44:55 / July 20, 2024 @ 4:44 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000nhe3. Event ids that are associated: us6000nhe3. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46.867 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:44:55 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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