Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.8 Earthquake - Central Greece, 16 km East of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, Western Greece, on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:58 pm (GMT +2)

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Central Greece, 16 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, Western Greece, on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:58 pm (GMT +2)

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth

23 Dec 15:02 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
23 Dec 18:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 4.8. Epicenter location corrected by 5.2 km (3.2 mi) towards SSW.

Update Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 15:06

Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.3 just reported 19 km northeast of Nafpaktos, Greece

5.3 quake 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Wednesday 23 December 2020 at 4:58 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Nafpaktos (pop. 13,400) located 19 km from the epicenter, Aigio (pop. 20,400) 22 km away, Rio (pop. 4,700) 27 km away, Galaxidi (pop. 3,000) 30 km away, Amfissa (pop. 6,900) 31 km away, Itea (pop. 4,800) 34 km away, and Patrai (pop. 168,000) 34 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Lamia (pop. 52,000) located 62 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 23, 2020 14:58:26 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:58 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.8
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.4°N / 22.01°E (Phocis, Central Greece, Greece)
Antipode	38.4°S / 157.99°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Sousaki (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	10 km (6 mi) E of Kastraki (Phocis) (pop: 912) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) E of Nafpaktos (West Greece) (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Aigio (West Greece) (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) NE of Patras (West Greece) (pop: 168,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) ESE of Agrinio (West Greece) (pop: 46,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) SSW of Lamia (pop: 52,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) W of Livadia (Levádhia) (pop: 21,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NNE of Pyrgos (Pirgos, West Greece) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) WNW of Corinto (Peloponnese) (pop: 30,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 157 km (98 mi) WNW of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 7.5°C (45 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10¹² joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.8	10 km	- 12 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece	GFZ
4.6	2 km	GREECE	EMSC
4.5	13 km	Navpaktos / Griechenland, Greece	ZAMG
4.5	8 km	Greece	NOA
4.8	9.6 km	12 Km NNE of Kamárai, Greece	USGS
4.4	5 km	Greece	NIEP

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ankara, Turkey (ANTO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 944 km / 586 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ankara, Turkey: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Trizonia / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : We were on a boat in the south bay of trizonia island. We felt vibrations in the boat and the doors rattled a bit. There were no other signs. | 4 users found this interesting.

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Trizonia / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : We were on a boat in the south bay of trizonia island. We felt vibrations in the boat and the doors rattled a bit. There were no other signs.

Iraklion, Crete (439.9 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Augusta, Syracuse, Sicily (610.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Galatsi, Nomarchía Athínas, Attica (156.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Banī Suwayf (1333.9 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Shibîn el-Qanâṭir, Qalyubia (1245.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Sankt Martin, Linz-Land, Upper Austria (1260 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

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Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Central Greece, 16 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, Western Greece, on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:58 pm (GMT +2)