Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 6.1 km southeast of Skoulikado, Nomos Zakýnthou, Ionian Islands, Greece, on Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 3:49 am (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 0 km depth
2 Jan 02:06 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
2 Jan 06:42: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 0.0 km (from 1.2 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards NNE.
2 Jan 06:42: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 0.0 km (from 1.2 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards NNE.
Date & time: 2 Jan 2021 01:49:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 3:49 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.76°N / 20.83°E
(Nomos Zakýnthou, Ionian Islands, Greece)Nearest volcano: Sousaki (205 km / 127 mi)
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6 km (4 mi) WSW of Zakynthos (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
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26 km (16 mi) WSW of Arkoudi (West Greece) (pop: 1,310) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Gastouni (West Greece) (pop: 8,110) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) W of Amaliada (West Greece) (pop: 16,800) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) W of Pýrgos (Pirgos, West Greece) (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SW of Patras (West Greece) (pop: 168,000) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) SSE of Corfu (Kerkira) (pop: 27,000) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) W of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) SSE of Kefalonia Island (pop: 34,500) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SSE of Ithaca Island (pop: 3,210) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
7°C (45 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SE
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Clear Sky
7°C (45 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SEEstimated 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 | km | IONIAN SEA, Greece | EMSC |
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