A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Néa Moudhaniá in Greece. Unique identifier: us7000np9x. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000np9x. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 23:23:48 / October 31, 2024 @ 11:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 23.2696° East, 40.2203° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 23:23:48 / 11:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Thessaloníki (c. 354 300 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Kalamariá (c. 91 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Kateríni (c. 53 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Sykiés (c. 45 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Políchni (c. 39 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Pylaía (c. 23 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Koufália, Alexándreia, Karyes (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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 2 km SSW of Néa Moudhaniá, Greece.
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