A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Mouzaki in Greece. The temblor was detected at 00:31:41 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000i4mu. Id of event: us2000i4mu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 23:31:41 / October 25, 2018 @ 11:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 20.5293 East, latitude 37.5394 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Gastoúni. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-two, in the last 10 days eighty-four, in the past 30 days eighty-five and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 33 km SW of Mouzaki, Greece.
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