Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 26 km west of Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece, on Tuesday, 7 January 2014 at 08:08 (GMT)

Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 26 km west of Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece, on Tuesday, 7 January 2014 at 08:08 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 40 km depth

7 Jan 08:52 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 44 minutes.
Date & time: 7 Jan 2014 08:08:29 UTC
Magnitude: 4.1
Profondeur: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.41°N / 23.39°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Grèce)
Volcan le plus près: Milos (171 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
14 km ONO de Livadia (pop: 76) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
26 km OSO de Kissamos (pop: 4,240) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
33 km NO de Paleochora (Chania) (pop: 2,370) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
59 km O de La Canée (pop: 53,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
71 km OSO de Mouzouras (pop: 1,460) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
99 km O de Réthymnon (Rethymno) (pop: 32,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
119 km O de Perama (pop: 1,660) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
123 km ONO de Agia Galini (Rethymno) (pop: 1,370) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
141 km ONO de Moires (Mires) (pop: 6,380) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
288 km S de Athènes (pop: 664,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
21 km SSO de Nisida Pontikonisi Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
159 km O de Kreta Island (pop: 623,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 4.140 km4.1 CRETE, GREECEEMSC

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Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Eastern Mediterranean, 26 km west of Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece, on Tuesday, 7 January 2014 at 08:08 (GMT)
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