A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Filiátes in Greece on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 20.4077° East, 39.7702° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:33:46 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 12:33:46 / December 22, 2024 @ 12:33 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0r3. Id of event: us7000p0r3.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop), Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Ioánnina (c. 64 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Kérkyra (c. 27 000 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Gjirokastër (c. 23 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Árta (c. 19 500 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Sarandë (c. 15 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Çorovodë (c. 14 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Árta, Çorovodë, Ersekë (min 5000 pop).
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. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 20 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece.
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