Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Evia, Greece, No Injuries Recorded

The epicenter was located 35 miles northeast of Athens in the sea near Euboea Island

A massive 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday, with tremors reaching Athens, the Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens said.

The earthquake took place at 6:32 a.m. local time (04:32 GMT), and at 6:42 a.m. local time. The seismological laboratory said it registered a magnitude 3.4 aftershock.

The epicenter was located 35 miles northeast of Athens in the sea near Euboea Island at a depth of 1.2 miles, the laboratory also said.

The seismological laboratory registered one more earthquake on the island of Euboea, with its epicenter located on land, 30 miles northeast of Athens.

Lefteris Raviolos, the mayor of Karystos, a city situated on Euboea's south, said that the earthquake was widely felt on the island, but neither injuries nor destroyed property were reported.

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 Magnitude    Mw 4.6
Region    AEGEAN SEA
Date time    2022-11-29 04:32:36.7 UTC
Location    38.30 N ; 24.29 E
Depth    5 km
Distances    60 km NE of Athens, Greece / pop: 664,000 / local time: 06:32:36.7 2022-11-29
15 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece / pop: 1,000 / local time: 06:32:36.7 2022-11-29

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