Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - Greece on Thursday, 19 Nov 1.10 am (GMT +2) -
Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
18 Nov 23:14 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
18 Nov 23:15: Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.9 mi) towards SW.
19 Nov 00:11: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 10.0 km (from 9.3 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards W.
18 Nov 23:15: Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.9 mi) towards SW.
19 Nov 00:11: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 10.0 km (from 9.3 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards W.
Update Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 23:15
Light tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 41 km northwest of Kalamata, Greece
4.3 quake SOUTHERN GREECE 19 Nov 1.11 am (GMT +2)
Just 4 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Kopanáki, Greece. The tremor was recorded early morning on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 1.11 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 2 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Kopanáki (pop. 1,500) located 3 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kyparissía (pop. 5,000) located 12 km from the epicenter, Kallirröḯ (pop. 300) 13 km away, Políkhni (pop. 200) 14 km away, Linístaina (pop. 100) 17 km away, Kalamata (pop. 54,100) 41 km away, Pýrgos (pop. 22,400) 52 km away, and Trípoli (pop. 26,600) 57 km away.
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The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Kopanáki (pop. 1,500) located 3 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kyparissía (pop. 5,000) located 12 km from the epicenter, Kallirröḯ (pop. 300) 13 km away, Políkhni (pop. 200) 14 km away, Linístaina (pop. 100) 17 km away, Kalamata (pop. 54,100) 41 km away, Pýrgos (pop. 22,400) 52 km away, and Trípoli (pop. 26,600) 57 km away.
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Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 19 Nov 1.10 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.1965°N / 21.5977°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Sousaki (155 km / 96 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NE of Filiatrá (Filiatra) (pop: 6,970)
9 km (6 mi) SW of Kyparissía (Kiparissia) (pop: 5,030)
15 km (9 mi) NW of Gargaliánoi (Gargaliani) (pop: 6,280)
32 km (20 mi) S of Zacháro (Zacharo) (pop: 5,890)
49 km (30 mi) NW of Kalamata (pop: 54,100)
55 km (34 mi) SE of Pýrgos (Pirgos) (pop: 22,400)
117 km (73 mi) S of Pátra (Patra) (pop: 168,000)
206 km (128 mi) SW of Athens (pop: 664,000)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
15.9°C (61 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)
Primary data source: NOA
Overcast Clouds
15.9°C (61 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | Greece | NOA |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | Southern Greece | GFZ |
| M 4.2 | 5 km | YUNANISTAN, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | Greece | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 19 km | 6 Km W of Kyparissía, Greece | USGS |
| M 4.3 | 15 km | Filiatra / Südgriechenland, Greece | ZAMG |
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Abelofiton Messinias (36.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : I was lying on the settee watching TV and the windows and loose items in the house started rattling and shaking
Kyparissia / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I was woken by noise a and vibrating of the windows and building. Initially I thought it was a strong gust of wind but that didn't account for the shaking.
Athens (209 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Not felt here in Downtown Athens (reported through our app)
29.2 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
8.8 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : Very loud (for 1 second)!
Finiki / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging
Kalamata / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : In bed. Much slower side to side than usual. Felt deeper.
Gargaliani / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vibration and rolling
Kyparissia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - Greece on Thursday, 19 Nov 1.10 am (GMT +2)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 06 Oct 1947 19:55| 7.3 |15km / 9.3mi|73 years ago|59km / 36mi| Southern Greece
- 17 Jan 1983 12:41| 7.0 |14.3km / 8.9mi|38 years ago|152km / 94mi| Greece
- 14 Feb 2008 10:09| 6.9 |29km / 18mi|13 years ago|78km / 48mi| Southern Greece
- 31 Mar 1965 09:47| 6.8 |75km / 47mi|56 years ago|148km / 92mi| Greece
- 12 Aug 1953 09:23| 6.8 |10km / 6.2mi|67 years ago|124km / 77mi| Greece
- 25 Oct 2018 22:54| 6.7 |10km / 6.2mi|2 years ago|94km / 59mi| Ionian Sea
- 15 Nov 1959 17:08| 6.7 |15km / 9.3mi|61 years ago|116km / 72mi| Ionian Sea (Greece)
- 18 Nov 1997 13:07| 6.6 |33km / 21mi|23 years ago|93km / 58mi| Ionian Sea (Greece)
- 14 Feb 2008 12:08| 6.5 |28km / 17mi|13 years ago|98km / 61mi| Southern Greece
- 15 Jun 1995 00:15| 6.5 |14.2km / 8.8mi|25 years ago|147km / 91mi| Greece
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