A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Prokópi in Greece on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 23.5474° East, 38.737° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pzzb. Event ids that are associated: us7000pzzb. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:56:45 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/05/25 / 2025-05-18 06:56:45 / May 18, 2025 @ 6:56 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Artémida, Argyroúpoli, Álimos. Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Athens (c. 664 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Piraeus (c. 163 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Peristéri (c. 140 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Kallithéa (c. 100 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Acharnés (c. 99 300 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Níkaia (c. 89 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 4 km E of Prokópi, Greece.
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