A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Polichnítos in Greece on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 7.16 km, 26.1067° East, 39.0511° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ddle. Id of event: us6000ddle. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/02/21 / 2021-02-01 08:35:18 / February 1, 2021 @ 8:35 am UTC/GMT. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:35:18 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.16 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Bergama (c. 57 200 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Menemen (c. 53 500 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Urla (c. 45 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Aliağa (c. 44 900 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Edremit (c. 40 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Burhaniye (c. 38 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ayvalık (c. 35 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Havran, Edremit, Urla (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 7 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece.
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