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Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 37 km northwest of Larisa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, on Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022 at 7:20 am (GMT +3) -

Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 8 km depth

4 Oct 04:24 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
4 Oct 04:25: Now using data updates from NOA
4 Oct 05:52: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 8.3 km (from 3.1 to 5.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards SW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 4, 2022 04:20:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022 at 7:20 am (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.2
Depth	8.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.7838°N / 22.0308°E (Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece)
Antipode	39.784°S / 157.969°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Sousaki (225 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	5 km (3 mi) E of Verdikoussa (pop: 1,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) SW of Evangelismos (pop: 722) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Krania Elassonas (pop: 2,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Tsaritsani (pop: 2,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Týrnavos (Tirnavos) (pop: 10,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NE of Trikala (Thessalien) (pop: 61,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) WNW of Larisa (Thessalie) (pop: 144,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 248 km (154 mi) NW of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 17.3°C (63 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10⁸ joules (35 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.2	8.3 km	Greece: 18 Km SW From Elassona	NOA
2.2	8.3 km	Greece	RaspberryShake

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