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Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 16 km southeast of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece, on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 10:22 pm (Athens time) -

Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

23 Sep 19:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 23, 2023 19:22:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 10:22 pm (Europe/Athens GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.8758°N / 23.8565°E Nomarchia Anatolikis Attikis, Attica, Greece
Antipode	37.8758°S / 156.143°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Methana (54 km / 34 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 25.9°C (79 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
3 km (2 mi) NNE of epicenter	Koropi (pop: 19,200)	III Weak	Nomarchia Anatolikis Attikis, Attica	Greece
9 km (5 mi) W of epicenter	Glyfada (pop: 87,300)	III Weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
13 km (8 mi) WNW of epicenter	Agios Dimitrios (pop: 71,300)	II Very weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
14 km (8 mi) NW of epicenter	Zografos (pop: 71,000)	II Very weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
15 km (9 mi) WNW of epicenter	Néa Smýrni (pop: 73,100)	II Very weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
16 km (10 mi) WNW of epicenter	Kallithea (pop: 100,600)	II Very weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
16 km (10 mi) NW of epicenter	Athens (pop: 664,000)	II Very weak	Nomarchia Athinas, Attica	Greece
20 km (12 mi) WNW of epicenter	Piraeus (pop: 163,700)	II Very weak	Attica, Attica	Greece

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
3.0	10 km (6.2 mi) (*)	2023-09-23 19:22:07	Southern Greece	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)

Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could not determined with sufficient accuracy.

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Agioi Anargyroi, Nomarchía Athínas, Attica (20.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

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