Mag. 2.8 earthquake - SOUTHERN GREECE on Wednesday, 17 February 2016 at 06:05 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.2 quake 2.2 km southeast of Vrina, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, 15 February 2016 18:55 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 11 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 9 km depth
17 Feb 07:20 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.59°N / 21.69°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Sousaki (129 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) ENE of Vrina (pop: 860) --> See nearby quakes!
6 km (4 mi) E of Krestena (pop: 1,860) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) WNW of Kallithéa (pop: 949) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) S of Lalas (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ESE of Pýrgos (Pirgos) (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) SE of Amaliada (pop: 16,800) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) W of Tripoli (pop: 26,600) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) NNW of Kalamata (pop: 54,100) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) S of Patras (pop: 168,000) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (115 mi) WSW of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 9 km | SOUTHERN GREECE | EMSC |
| M 2.9 | 21 km | 24 Km ESE from Pirgos | NOA |
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