A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Lithakia in Greece. Event id: us2000jcn4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jcn4. The temblor was reported at 08:08:32 / 8:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 20.8801° East, 37.5985° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/19 / 2019-02-03 06:08:32 / February 3, 2019 @ 6:08 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gargaliánoi, , Kyparissía. Epicenter of the earthquake was 50 km (31 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop). Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 13 km SSE of Lithakia, Greece.
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