Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 49 km southeast of Lamia, Phthiotis, Central Greece, on Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 8:59 am (GMT +3) -

Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 49 km southeast of Lamia, Phthiotis, Central Greece, on Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 8:59 am (GMT +3)

Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 11 km depth

11 Aug 06:02 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
11 Aug 06:04: Now using data updates from NOA
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11 Aug 06:32: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.6 to 11.0 km (from 6 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards WNW.
Date & time: Aug 11, 2021 05:59:31 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 8:59 am (GMT +3)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.7181°N / 22.9527°E↗ (Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece)
Antipode: 38.718°S / 157.047°W↗
Nearest volcano: Sousaki (98 km / 61 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NE of Goulemi (pop: 131) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (5 mi) W of Livanates (pop: 2,560) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ESE of Kamena Vourla (pop: 2,760) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) SSW of Loutra Aidhipsou (Mittelgriechenland) (pop: 2,560) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) ENE of Elateia (pop: 2,370) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) N of Orchomenos (pop: 5,920) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) N of Livadia (Levádhia) (pop: 21,500) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) ESE of Lamia (pop: 52,000) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) NW of Thebes (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) NW of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.811 kmGreece: 8 Km NNW From AtalantiNOA
3.87 kmGREECEEMSC
4.410 kmGreeceGFZ
4.210 km6 Km S of Loutrá Aidhipsoú, GreeceUSGS
3.811 kmGreece: Atalandi / GriechenlandZAMG

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longos (6.4 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Bücher sind aus dem Regal gefallen | One user found this interesting.  
Agia Marina, Chania, Crete (364.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Kamena Vourla, Phthiotis, Central Greece (13.7 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I was in the balcony and felt the earthquake  
Livanates, Phthiotis, Central Greece (10.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
Καμένα Βουρλα / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s
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