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Minor mag. 1.1 earthquake - Greece: 6 Km WSW From Patrai on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:18 am (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 1.1 earthquake at 13 km depth

6 Dec 23:20 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 2 minutes.
7 Dec 00:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 12.7 km (from 5 to 7.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards SE.
7 Dec 00:42: Now using data updates from NOA

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 6, 2022 23:18:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:18 am (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.1
Depth	12.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.2219°N / 21.6737°E (Greece)
Antipode	38.222°S / 158.326°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Sousaki (128 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) NW of Paralia (pop: 6,340) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Patras (pop: 168,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) NE of Kato Achaḯa (Dimi) (pop: 5,750) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) SW of Nafpaktos (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) W of Aigio (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Agrinio (pop: 46,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) NNE of Amaliada (pop: 16,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 182 km (113 mi) W of Athens (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁶ joules (0.783 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.1	13 km	Greece: 6 Km WSW From Patrai	NOA
1.1	13 km	Greece	RaspberryShake

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