Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.0 - Aegean Sea (Greece), venerdì, 12 dicembre 1997

Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.0 - Aegean Sea (Greece), venerdì, 12 dicembre 1997

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

Data & ora: 12 Dec 1997 17:25:23 UTC
Magnitudine: 4
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 38.861°N / 25.904°E (Grecia)
Vulcano più vicino: Sporades (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km SO da Agios Fokas (pop: 16) --> Vedi sismi vicini
34 km S da Eresos (pop: 1,040) --> Vedi sismi vicini
47 km OSO da Agiasos (pop: 2,320) --> Vedi sismi vicini
49 km SSO da Kalloni (pop: 1,780) --> Vedi sismi vicini
57 km SSO da Petras (pop: 1,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
58 km NNO da Chio (pop: 24,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
63 km OSO da Mitilene (Mitilini) (pop: 28,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
69 km NNO da Çeşme (Turchia) (pop: 21,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
85 km SO da Aivali (Turchia) (pop: 70,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
213 km ENE da Atene (pop: 664,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 4.010 kmAegean Sea (Greece)USGS
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Aegean Sea (Greece) on Friday, 12 December 1997 at 17:25 (GMT)
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