Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Phocis, Central Greece, 14 km north of Aigio, Achaea, Western Greece, on Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 8:51 am (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 7 km depth
21 Jan 06:55 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
21 Jan 06:56: Now using data updates from NOA
21 Jan 08:13: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.6 to 6.9 km (from 1.6 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards NNE.
21 Jan 06:56: Now using data updates from NOA
21 Jan 08:13: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.6 to 6.9 km (from 1.6 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards NNE.
Date & time: 21 Jan 2021 06:51:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 8:51 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 6.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.3766°N / 22.0811°E
(Phocis, Central Greece, Greece)Nearest volcano: Sousaki (100 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
0 km (0 mi) WNW of Chania (pop: 62) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) N of Aigio (West Greece) (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) E of Nafpaktos (West Greece) (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) WSW of Itea (pop: 4,780) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SW of Amfissa (pop: 6,850) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) ENE of Patras (West Greece) (pop: 168,000) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) ESE of Agrinio (West Greece) (pop: 46,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSW of Lamia (pop: 52,000) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) W of Livadeia (Levádhia) (pop: 21,500) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) WNW of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (84 mi) NW of Nisi Agkistri Island (pop: 1,140) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Scattered Clouds
6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 6.9 km | 9 Km N From Aiyion, Greece | NOA |
| M 3.3 | 2 km | GREECE | EMSC |
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