Mag. 2.9 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 43 km south of Nisida Trachilos Island, Kreta, Greece, on Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021 9:57 pm (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 12 km depth

13 Jan 20:03 UTC: First to report: NOA after 5 minutes.
13 Jan 22:16: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.3 km (from 6.2 to 7.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.8 km (3.6 mi) towards SSW.

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Date & time: 13 Jan 2021 19:57:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021 9:57 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 12.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.5309°N / 26.1063°E

(Eastern Mediterranean, Greece)
Nearest volcano: Santorini (213 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) S of Kalo Nero (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSE of Ierapetra (pop: 12,400) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) S of Sitia (pop: 8,710) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) S of Palekastro (pop: 1,090) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) SSE of Aghios Nicolaos (Agios Nikolaos) (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (77 mi) SE of Néa Alikarnassos (Nea Alikarnassos) (pop: 12,900) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) SE of Heraklion (pop: 137,200) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Rethymno (pop: 32,500) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (136 mi) ESE of Chania (pop: 53,900) --> See nearby quakes!
439 km (273 mi) SSE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) SE of Crete Island (pop: 623,100) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) S of Nisida Trachilos Island --> See nearby quakes!

Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds

14.4°C (58 F), humidity: 49%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from WNW

Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info

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Magnitude	Depth	Location	Source
M 2.9	12 km	59 Km SE From Ierapetra, Greece	NOA

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Mag. 2.9 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 43 km south of Nisida Trachilos Island, Kreta, Greece, on Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021 9:57 pm (GMT +2)

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Date / time UTC
| Mag |
Depth
|
Age
|
Distance
| Details
09 Jul 1956 03:11
| 7.7 |
20km / 12.4mi
|
65 years ago
|
238km / 148mi
| Dodecanese Islands, Greece
09 Feb 1948 12:58
| 7.3 |
15km / 9.3mi
|
73 years ago
|
155km / 96mi
| Dodecanese Islands, Greece
02 May 2020 12:51
| 6.6 |
10km / 6.2mi
|
37 weeks ago
|
44km / 27mi
| Crete, Greece
01 Jul 2009 09:30
| 6.4 |
19km / 11.8mi
|
12 years ago
|
71km / 44mi
| Crete, Greece
11 Aug 1922 08:19
| 6.3 |
20km / 12.4mi
|
99 years ago
|
110km / 68mi
| Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Greece)
22 Jan 2002 04:53
| 6.2 |
88km / 55mi
|
19 years ago
|
148km / 92mi
| Crete, Greece
16 Apr 2015 18:07
| 6.1 |
20km / 12.4mi
|
6 years ago
|
102km / 63mi
| Crete, Greece
12 Jun 1969 15:13
| 6.1 |
22km / 14mi
|
52 years ago
|
87km / 54mi
| Crete, Greece
14 May 1959 06:37
| 6.1 |
35km / 22mi
|
62 years ago
|
149km / 93mi
| Crete, Greece
30 Jul 1956 09:15
| 6.1 |
15km / 9.3mi
|
65 years ago
|
139km / 86mi
| Crete, Greece

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| Mag |
Depth
|
Age
|
Distance
| Details
27 Dec 2020 04:56
| 3.3 |
5km / 3.1mi
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3 weeks ago
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20km / 13mi
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16 Dec 2020 05:03
| 3.1 |
11km / 6.8mi
|
5 weeks ago
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29km / 18mi
| CRETE, GREECE
15 Dec 2020 01:03
| 3.0 |
22km / 14mi
|
5 weeks ago
|
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| 3.1 |
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6 weeks ago
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| 3.1 |
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26 Nov 2020 02:48
| 3.0 |
14km / 8.7mi
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| 4.0 |
9km / 5.6mi
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8 weeks ago
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70km / 43mi
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| 3.8 |
27km / 17mi
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9 weeks ago
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34km / 21mi
| CRETE, GREECE
06 Nov 2020 00:23
| 3.5 |
11km / 6.8mi
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10 weeks ago
|
26km / 16mi
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| 3.1 |
2km / 1.2mi
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45km / 28mi
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