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Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Ionian Sea, 97 km southwest of Pyrgos, Ilia Prefecture, Western Greece, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:00 am (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 18 km depth

7 Dec 04:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
7 Dec 04:08: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 18.4 km (from 6.2 to 11.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 50 km (31 mi) towards WSW.
7 Dec 04:12: Now using data updates from NOA

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 04:00:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:00 am (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	18.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.1219°N / 20.593°E (Ionian Sea, Greece)
Antipode	37.122°S / 159.407°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Sousaki (238 km / 148 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	63 km (39 mi) SSW of Keri (pop: 469) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SSW of Zakynthos (pop: 11,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) W of Philiatra (pop: 6,970) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) W of Gargalianoi (pop: 6,280) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SW of Pyrgos (Pirgos) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SW of Gastouni (pop: 8,110) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) SW of Amaliada (pop: 16,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 293 km (182 mi) WSW of Athens (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 16.9°C (62 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	18 km	Greece: 40 Km WSW From Strofades	NOA
2.3	18 km	Southern Greece	RaspberryShake

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