A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Kanallakion in Greece on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000d9gg. Unique identifier: us1000d9gg. Exact location of earthquake, 20.6489° East, 39.1854° North, depth 10 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:11:53 / 10:11 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/03/18 / 2018-03-27 08:11:53 / March 27, 2018 @ 8:11 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Ioánnina (c. 64 000 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kérkyra (c. 27 000 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Árta (c. 19 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Préveza (c. 17 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Igoumenítsa (c. 9 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Agrínio, Áyios Konstandínos, Kérkyra.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nine 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 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: 6 km SE of Kanallakion, Greece.
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