Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - Ionian Sea, 5.9 km west of Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, on Monday, 28 Dec 2020 1:37 pm (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 7 km depth
28 Dec 11:58 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
28 Dec 11:59: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 2.0 km (from 4.3 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards SW.
28 Dec 12:01: Now using data updates from NOA
28 Dec 11:59: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 2.0 km (from 4.3 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards SW.
28 Dec 12:01: Now using data updates from NOA
Date & time: 28 Dec 2020 11:37:16 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 28 Dec 2020 1:37 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.3798°N / 22.0102°E
(Ionian Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Sousaki (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) W of Glyfada (pop: 477) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NNW of Aigio (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) E of Nafpaktos (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) ENE of Patras (pop: 168,000) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) WSW of Amfissa (pop: 6,850) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) W of Itea (pop: 4,780) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SE of Thérmo (Thermo) (pop: 1,960) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) NW of Sylivainiotika (pop: 1,600) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) NE of Vrachnaiika (pop: 2,570) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) WNW of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) E of Ithaca Island (pop: 3,210) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) WNW of Nisi Agkistri Island (pop: 1,140) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
10.9°C (52 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from S
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Scattered Clouds
10.9°C (52 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 7 km | Greece | NOA |
| M 2.9 | 8 km | GREECE | EMSC |
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