A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Kefalos in Greece. The epicenter was at a depth of 127.7 km (79 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200082q4. Id of event: us200082q4. The temblor was reported at 08:03:44 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 26.9183° East, 36.5592° North, depth 127.7 km. Global time and date of event 20/12/16 / 2016-12-20 06:03:44 / December 20, 2016 @ 6:03 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Bodrum (c. 39 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Didim (c. 26 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Kos (c. 19 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Turgutreis (c. 16 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Datça (c. 10 100 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Kálymnos (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Didim, Datça, Bodrum.
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 have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km S of Kefalos, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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