Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 86 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:28 pm (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 7 km depth
29 Jun 14:32 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 3 minutes.
29 Jun 14:36: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 6.7 km (from 3.1 to 4.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.2 mi) towards S.
30 Jun 22:12: Now using data updates from NOA
29 Jun 14:36: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 6.7 km (from 3.1 to 4.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.2 mi) towards S.
30 Jun 22:12: Now using data updates from NOA
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 29, 2022 14:28:36 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:28 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 6.7 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.3167°N / 26.1447°E  (Eastern Mediterranean, Greece) |
| Antipode | 34.317°S / 153.855°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | NOA (National Observatory of Athens) |
| Nearest volcano | Santorini (242 km / 150 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 79 km (49 mi) S of Kalo Nero (pop: 78) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SSE of Ierapetra (pop: 12,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) S of Palekastro (pop: 1,090) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) S of Sitia (pop: 8,710) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SSE of Agios Nikolaos (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) SE of Pýrgos (pop: 1,130) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) SE of Arkalochori (pop: 3,540) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 462 km (287 mi) SSE of Athens (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 6.7 km | Greece: 74 Km SSE From Chrysi | NOA |
| 2.8 | 5 km | Greece: GIRIT ADASI ACIKLARI (MEDITERRANEAN SEA) | KOERI-RETMC |
| 2.9 | 6.7 km | Crete, Greece | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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