A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Nidri in Greece. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003z0p. Id of event: us10003z0p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:39:34 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8.87 km, 20.4936° East, 38.7169° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.87 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/11/15 / 2015-11-17 19:39:34 / November 17, 2015 @ 7:39 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Árta (c. 19 500 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Préveza (c. 17 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mesolóngi (c. 12 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Igoumenítsa (c. 9 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mesolóngi, Igoumenítsa, Agrínio (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 18 km W of Nidri, Greece.
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