A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Karpathos in Greece on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007jzj. Id of event: us60007jzj. Exact location of event, longitude 27.8103 East, latitude 35.2254 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 11:21:37 / January 30, 2020 @ 11:21 am UTC/GMT. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:21:37 / 1:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 113 km (70 miles) from Archángelos (c. 5 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Archángelos (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply