Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 1.4 km north of Palekastro, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Friday, 14 August 2020 at 14:15 (GMT) -
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Séisme faible magnitude 3.5 at 2 km depth
14 Aug 14:19 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 3 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Profondeur: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.21°N / 26.26°E
(Lasithi, Kreta, Grèce)Volcan le plus près: Santorini (154 km / 96 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km NNE de Palekastro (pop: 1,090) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
14 km E de Sitía (pop: 8,710) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
50 km E de Aghios Nicolaos (Agios Nikolaos) (pop: 11,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
52 km ENE de Ierapetra (pop: 12,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
102 km E de Héraklion (pop: 137,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
162 km E de Réthymnon (Rethymno) (pop: 32,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
162 km E de Réthymnon (Rethymno) (pop: 32,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
205 km E de La Canée (pop: 53,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
205 km E de La Canée (pop: 53,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
382 km SE de Athènes (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 2 km | Crete, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.2 | 13 km | Girit Adasi Aciklari (mediterranean Sea) (Greece) | KOERI-RETMC |
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152.2 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Xerocampos / Light shaking (MMI IV) : 2 short shakes, windows rattle
Análipsi (Greece, 32 km SW of epicenter) : Mild (reported through EMSC)
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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 1.4 km north of Palekastro, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Friday, 14 August 2020 at 14:15 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
